Pond Fall Fishing

[Karsonclowers]

Ok, so I'm having trouble locating bass in the pond I fish. I'm in Alabama by the way. There have been big bass caught out of this pond. I know that ponds usually react quicker to weather and temperature than a lake, so I thinks it's actually like late fall for the pond. The pond is pretty deep, probably more than 20 ft in deepest part. The last couple times I've been, in last few days, it's been real tough. So my question is where are the fish and what will catch them?

[Bruce424]

I would try either the deepest part of the pond or the thickest cover. Lures small lures. Underspins. 1/4 oz or less jighead with a grub and just slow retrieve. Just enough speed to keep it about a foot off the bottom. Try dragging a small finesse jig or football jig. Obviously try all around the pond with those lures. Maybe burn a lipless crankbait as fast as you can. Somthing they can react to.

[bigbill]

R U fishing from shore or a boat? I'm not sure we're your fishing but I'm thinking where the Baitfish are you will find the bass. R U trying fishing in the early am at dawn?.

You should have plenty of surface action.

This time of the year the bass want an easy meal. Think large plastics. The soft minnows, swimbaits, YUM Money Minnow. Use a dying minnow twitch not too fast.

[Karsonclowers]

I'm fishin from bank, but really need a boat cuz it's pretty big. Baitfish, all I know is brim and minnows. I'm pretty sure there is no shad or anything. I just fish when I can, usually from late morning to afternoon.

[bigbill]

Late morning, afternoon there in deeper cover away from the bank. I would look where the pond is fed from. A swamp, a stream or river. Fish near the running water on both sides.

[soflabasser]

Try fishing at night with Wakebaits and other Topwater lures. Sometimes those big bass wont hit during the day since the bass are use to seeing lures at that time, but during the night they are less pressured and its harder for them to spot out the details of your lure.

[Karsonclowers]

Well me and like one other person fishes the pond so I don't believe they are pressured to much

[soflabasser]

If it's only you and your friend fishing the pond then it won't matter much what lure you use and the bass should be very easy to catch.

[Karsonclowers]

They where not yesterday. I really was either missing them or not finding them all day. I caught two bass. I do fish the pond a lot and fish the same bank almost everytime. I wonder if that causes pressure. Anyway, so mores bout where they we at cuz that's my biggest problem

[Karsonclowers]

They where not yesterday. I really was either missing them or not finding them all day. I caught two bass. I do fish the pond a lot and fish the same bank almost everytime. I wonder if that causes pressure. Anyway, so more bout where they are at because that's my biggest problem

[soflabasser]

Yes if you keep fishing the same pond often with the same lures you are pressuring the pond.Bass aren't dumb,they learn,adapt,and start avoiding lures, especially if they see the same lures over and over again.I strongly recommend changing tactics until you find what makes them bite.

[bigbill]

They are there just not striking what your throwing. They do learn our baits when fishing the same places over and over.

I fish smaller ponds and what bait is hot this year isn't so hot next year. I throw a variety of baits till I get action.

Topwater poppers / spooks

Crankbaits bomber model A

Minnow baits hard rapala

Spinnerbaits Mann's classic

Inline spinners mepps, strike king, joesflys

Spinflys panther martins

C-rig plastics. Senkos, brushing etc.

Split shot rigged worm

Jig n pig

Add a scent, if your using a scent change the flavor.

Try different depths, sizes and colors bait wise. Baits that run deeper that float can be used at different depths do to line speed. Slower shallower, faster deeper.

Get in the zone, think fishing, focus, motivate.

For me fishing is when the challenge begins. I know the fish are there in the past.

Bass don't see all the colors all the time like we do. They can be color limited at times. I tossed a red black flake senko and pulled three nice bass out of this structure. A few days later nothing on red. I switched to electric blue silver flake and pulled out bass in the same spot.

Your bass are there waiting for you to throw the right bait.

Don't rush your retrieves I keep mine slow, steady, even speed wise. With blade baits I go just fast enough so the blades spin.

With bank / shore fishing we need to change our tracts often when fishing the same places. Rotate your baits often. I pull out a few baits and put in used or new baits that's different. It's a ball game and your the picture. Take control. Shore fishing isn't that tough once we figure it out.

[Gilbone]

Use what your confident in just change a few things with it like colors or presentations. it works great in ponds during late fall. Stay confident

[Karsonclowers]

i could not find a 1/4 ounce underspin head but will 3/8 work in the deeper water

[DerekFisherofMenJones]

I am located in Oklahoma and a greenhorn angler, what bait fish in Oklahoma does bass feed on? Which lures is good for pond'? I fish from the bank, what size lure oz and colors. Let fishing God's guide y'all to big bass.

[Karsonclowers]

i have another problem.  I went this past weekend twice, and caught about 10 on both days.  I caught all of them on either a wacky rig or texas rig trick worm.  most on wacky worm.  But my biggest ones were only about 12 inches.  So how can I find bigger ones?

[bigbill]

Larger baits, keeps #3, #4, inline spinners.

Get the bite going on the number 3, when the bite slows down put on the number 4.