Summertime Blues

[Preytorien]

Hey guys,

 

I've got a pond I fish in a neighborhood near here. It's in a small neighborhood. It usually produces pretty nice fish and it is a fun place to go on the days I can't make it to the lake. It's got (as far as I know) only bass and bluegill in it, that's all I've ever caught out of there and all I ever see.

 

Since the post-spawn dog days of summer, the fishing has quite literally completely come to a halt. Where I used to be able to successfully throw about anything during spawn and just after spawn, now it doesn't seem to matter what I throw, nothing bites, literally nothing.

 

I've tried everything the forums and articles on this site recommend. I've tried topwater at dawn and dusk, and kept the fishing slow and deep during the day. I've tried varying retrieve speeds. I've experimented with every color in my box. I've tried rattles, non rattles, shiny, deep diving, shallow running, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, cranks, swimbaits, weedless frogs, finesse worms, jigging, swim jigs, senko worms, wacky rigs, carolina rigged, texas rigged, even scent vs no scent, quite literally EVERTHING in my tackle box/bag system. There seems to be nothing that will trigger a strike of any kind.

 

As you can see below, it's not a large pond. The middle island is about 150x150 feet. There is a small bridge at the top of the island with about 6 pilings in the water. Fishing around these isn't any more fruitful than anywhere else. The two small white dots in the middle of the water are fountains. I've tried fishing as close to them as I can get without actually hooking the fountain itself......nothing.

 

Around the edge are some very small groups of weeds, the water there is about a foot deep. In the spring they're a hotspot, but now they seem to be void of life. The overall depth according to a resident who moved in before the pond was dug some 17 years ago says the water isn't any more than about 10 feet deep in the deepest part. It's relatively clear but not so much that I'd consider water clarity a hinderance. Those "pointy" pockets at each corner are pretty shallow and you can usually see the smallest bluegill in there meddling around, but I've never caught a single bass out of those corners.

 

So guys, here I am, ready for all of the wisdom you can dish. I can't catch fish here, and with my wife about to have a baby, this is about the closest spot to me that I might be able to break away for a quick line in the water when things at home slow down.

 

Here's an aerial picture of the pond attached.....help!!!

 

 

 

[gallowaypt]

I'd sling it to that island and work it off the land. Also, fish any shade that the bridge or trees might form. I was having the same problem at my local pond with the extreme heat down here. I downsized my tackle to a ML rod and 6 lb test. I fished the same spots and immediately started having success.