Where Would You Fish On This Pond?

[JWOA]

I've fishes this pond many times before. Last July didn't catch a thing out here. But the previous times I caught 3-4 lbs easy. Using jigs plastics...small swimbaits and lipless crankbaits. I'm not confident enough nor have I caught a bass on a spinner bait therefore that isn't a option. Sometimes these fish get finickey. My set up last year.

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Two 6' rods with a 7.1 reel and the other 6.3.

This year my set up has changed.

7'6" MH Abu Garcia Veritas (winch series)

Need another MH this will be the will be or heavy...this will be a Jig plastic top water rod. 7' plus it will have to be as I'm fishing from the shore and need the extra inches in casting.

My question is where would you fish?

[Preytorien]

Without knowing the details, initially I'd think working the shorelines, especially in the coves this time of year would probably be productive.

 

I fish small to medium sized ponds alot myself and that's what I usually focus on. During the heat of day be sure to focus on shaded areas.

 

Looks like a good place, might even hold a hawg. Good luck!

[Marty]

You didn't mention the size of the pond. If it's small enough I'd fish as much of it as possible to see if a pattern emerges. Often a spot turns out to be good without you knowing why because you don't know what's under the surface. Also, many ponds are more productive fishing roughly parallel to shore rather than casting out as far as you can. Unless you know you can can catch fish with those long casts, I'd concentrate more on the parallel-to-shore thing.

[Mccallister25]

Throw your jigs and plastics around any kind of trees/limbs/visable structure that along the banks. I fish alot of ponds that look like that, and its how I catch alot of mine. Buzzbaits work good during the summer months around the banks also. If there are any drains around the pond, thats a good spot to throw jigs also.. Especially if you get a good rain where the drains are flowing.

[JWOA]

Here's an update guys...sorry but here are where my fish I caught. Now the biggrr circles I drew they I'm think its very deep. I can never cast out there but by the looks of it is. The lines I have drawn are either cover or where I've caught fish. Now there you also see dots a 9.5lbs was caught there by the owner. I've never. Caught anything there bigger than 1.5lbs. In the bad to the left back it is very shallow like 3-5 ft deep. Hope this help.

[JWOA]

Throw your jigs and plastics around any kind of trees/limbs/visable structure that along the banks. I fish alot of ponds that look like that, and its how I catch alot of mine. Buzzbaits work good during the summer months around the banks also. If there are any drains around the pond, thats a good spot to throw jigs also.. Especially if you get a good rain where the drains are flowing.

  

Without knowing the details, initially I'd think working the shorelines, especially in the coves this time of year would probably be productive.

 

I fish small to medium sized ponds alot myself and that's what I usually focus on. During the heat of day be sure to focus on shaded areas.

 

Looks like a good place, might even hold a hawg. Good luck!

I have updated the lost with lines an tried to explain it best to my ability

[ak47soulja22]

Fish it all...... If possible. If you have a yak use it if it's a little large to walk around.

[KYBassin']

Any structure you can get to. Change up presentation to work different levels.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

That pond has some structure to it. I'd approach it the same as a bigger lake. Points, corners, grass mats, etc. If there's an inlet or outlet that creates a little current those are always good spots in a pond as is the dyke or dam if there is one.

[JWOA]

That pond has some structure to it. I'd approach it the same as a bigger lake. Points, corners, grass mats, etc. If there's an inlet or outlet that creates a little current those are always good spots in a pond as is the dyke or dam if there is one.

  

Any structure you can get to. Change up presentation to work different levels.

  

Fish it all...... If possible. If you have a yak use it if it's a little large to walk around.

  

Throw your jigs and plastics around any kind of trees/limbs/visable structure that along the banks. I fish alot of ponds that look like that, and its how I catch alot of mine. Buzzbaits work good during the summer months around the banks also. If there are any drains around the pond, thats a good spot to throw jigs also.. Especially if you get a good rain where the drains are flowing.

Delaware you mentioned fishing from the points. I am on the shore how would you about fishing that? The only visual. Cover is a stump and a log about 25-28 yards from the shore I usuallu cast out there with a jig or a plastic. Later or early July can't remember which one but I went out there and didn't catch a thing twice. So idk and I did target the cover but nothing. There is also a dock there where good size brim could and will be caught. The owner of this 5-8 acre pond said he would use the bf as a lrre. Brim is the natural forage.

What else do I need to know?

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Being shore bound all you can do with the points is walk out on them if you have the access. envision the bank extending out into the water and fish off each side progressively deeper.  Deep cranks are good for that. But I really like a C-rig. You ca work them slow and the feel is a great way to find deeper structure and cover you can't see. I'd systematically work my way around the whole pond dragging a C-rig perpendicular to the bank every 10' or so. Make note of drops, humps, bottom composition changes, grass, brush etc. I'm sure the 'gills are a primary forage but bass will attack anything that looks edible at the right time. I think pond bass eat a lot of terrestrials to. Anything that imitates bugs, worms, mice etc. will get their attention too.  The main thing is to find them and figure out what mood they're in.