Farm Ponds?

[hookedahawg]

Okay so today I woke up and Google earthed some ponds close to my house. I then went in search of said ponds. I found a few, but my question is, these look like ponds in the middle of cow pastures. Any tips to see if maybe there is any fish in them? No springs or creeks feeding them, just big holes of water. I don't want to waste time if I can help it. Any suggestions?

[Bassn Blvd]

These kind of questions crack me up.

Let me repeat your questin so I ubderstand and that way I can give you a solid answer.

1. You found a pond.

2. You have permission to fish the pond.

3. You have transportaion to the pond.

4. I'll assume you have a rod and reel and know how to cast it.

5. Instead of just fishing the pond on your own and experimenting with different baits/techniques, you're going to ask thousands of people WHO NEVER even seen the pond if there's any fish in th pond?

Okay, let me input your questions into my answer machine. Standby, this may take a couple minutes for the appropriate answer. Here it comes, get ready.

The answer is - TAKE AN HOUR AND GO FISH THE POND ON YOUR OWN. You spent hours searching and locating a pond but won't take a few minutes to make a few cast .

Yes, farm ponds contain fish. No, there doesn't have to be a creek, stream or spring for it to contain fish.

[hookedahawg]

Thank you for your intimate wisdom fishing God, why didn't I ever think to do that? My post was more pertaining to the fact that this pond may just be a cows bathtub. Is there anyway to see if a fish could sustain life in a pond where fresh water isn't fed to it.

[CoBass]

If the land is privately owned, why not just contact the owner and ask them if the ponds were stocked. If it's public land, contact the county and ask the same. But like Bassn Blvd said, sometimes the best way to find out is to just go there and spend an hour or two fishing. I use google earth a lot to find little, out of the way ponds and go fish them. Some of them turn out to be a bust as far as bass fishing goes and some of them produce some really nice fish. Very few of them are completely devoid of fish.

[Bassn Blvd]

Thank you for your intimate wisdom fishing God, why didn't I ever think to do that? My post was more pertaining to the fact that this pond may just be a cows bathtub. Is there anyway to see if a fish could sustain life in a pond where fresh water isn't fed to it.

1. you said you "went and found a few of the ponds." If you took the time to find them then why didn't you take the time to make a few cast?

2. I also responded in my 1st post. "Yes, farm ponds contain fish. No, there doesn't have to be a creek, stream or spring for it to contain fish."

You're asking us to give you an answer on how to tell if fish are in a particular cow/farm pond. The best and easiest way to know this is either ASK the owners or TRY it out.

Look around the edges. Do you see any signs of life?

[hookedahawg]

Thanks Cobass, ill try that out.

[Bassn Blvd]

I don't want to waste time if I can help it. Any suggestions?

But you'll waste hours by googling the area, driving to the area, posting questions about the area on here, tracking down a representative from the county to ask if the pond has fish, but you won't spend a few minutes to fish it?

[Jay Ell Gee]

Take a small amount of tackle and just cover water.

Burn spinnerbaits (white, chart, black/chart), wacky rigged senkos, square billed cranks, drag a jig/craw and a drop shot along the bottom. I would throw a minnow swimbait as well to cover water quickly. Swim jigs cover water well too.

Don't forget your confidence lures. You could test a pond with a cargo pocket full of lures and some determination.

Also, don't stomp around the banks initially. Get within eyesight of the water near the bank, and start casting while remaining still. Pretty soon, fish will come back to the shore line if there are fish in it. Most of all, HAVE FUN!

[wademaster1]

Go fish it; this is the one and only way to prove to yourself if it holds fish or not; good luck

[retiredbosn]

I absolutely love farm ponds, some of them hold true hawgs. Many state's state record LM comes out of farm ponds.

[Missourifishin]

If it is on a farm, it is privately owned, right? So the owners gave you permission to fish? If so, ask them if they stocked it with fish. If they say yes, spend a few hours fishing and see how many fish are there yourself

[ctf58]

I've fished a few cow ponds and I'd suggest going one evening and watch for fish hitting bugs on the surface. other wise take a light bluegill setup and a few worms. If there are any baitstealers then there is probably bigger fish and you know there is sustained life. More apt to be catfish and gills instead of bass.