Pond has algae bloom! How would you fish it?

[TriStateBassin106]

How would you guys fish this pond? I usually do pretty well here with worms and bladed jigs but now since this algae popped up heavily than before because of the heat the bite went downhill. 

 

I've only been able to get the occasional reaction bite but nothing else has worked. It's a park pond but it usually produces nice cookie cutter size fish and is only 6 feet max at one spot. Bottom is mostly mud with little vegetation and some rocks, and yes this place recieves heavy pressure. 

 

How would you fish it? 

[Bluebasser86]

Bladed jig for sure. That's the nasty looking water that I know for sure I'm going to get bit on my blue bladed jig and blue plastics.

[Mike L]

Bladed jig, speed worm, Cut R. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

[Sphynx]

The most obnoxious, jackassy loud and disruptive and high contrast lures in my box would be getting tossed there, chatter baits in black and blue/purple/red etc, buzzbaits, Colorado blade spinnerbaits, the chatterbait being one of my favorite ways to catch fish I think I'd start there and adjust from that point, but with that kind of water, which looks a lot like several places in Louisiana that I fish, you can forget about most of the tactics relying on them seeing your presentation, they'll be feeding primarily by way of lateral line/feel.

[TriStateBassin106]

10 minutes ago, Sphynx said:

The most obnoxious, jackassy loud and disruptive and high contrast lures in my box would be getting tossed there, chatter baits in black and blue/purple/red etc, buzzbaits, Colorado blade spinnerbaits, the chatterbait being one of my favorite ways to catch fish I think I'd start there and adjust from that point, but with that kind of water, which looks a lot like several places in Louisiana that I fish, you can forget about most of the tactics relying on them seeing your presentation, they'll be feeding primarily by way of lateral line/feel.

I usually do pretty well here with my chatterbaits but it's been a grind. I feel like the fish are getting used to it. They'll bite soft plastics that usually have a lot of action like the pitboss and rage craws. 

13 minutes ago, Sphynx said:

The most obnoxious, jackassy loud and disruptive and high contrast lures in my box would be getting tossed there, chatter baits in black and blue/purple/red etc, buzzbaits, Colorado blade spinnerbaits, the chatterbait being one of my favorite ways to catch fish I think I'd start there and adjust from that point, but with that kind of water, which looks a lot like several places in Louisiana that I fish, you can forget about most of the tactics relying on them seeing your presentation, they'll be feeding primarily by way of lateral line/feel.

Besides the chatterbait what else would you recommend throwing there? 

[Sphynx]

3 hours ago, TriStateBassin106 said:

I usually do pretty well here with my chatterbaits but it's been a grind. I feel like the fish are getting used to it. They'll bite soft plastics that usually have a lot of action like the pitboss and rage craws. 

Besides the chatterbait what else would you recommend throwing there? 

Buzz bait in the morning, generally if the area is high pressure you can do a couple of things, you can go finesse, this is usually what people will recommend when things get tough, but sometimes a place is pressured by folks smart enough to figure out the "go small" thing, so you can do something entirely unconventional and go enormous, because very few people are going to do that, you can also tinker with baits and try to fish them in places that fish wouldn't usually see them, like trying to peg a smaller sinker against a square bill and making it dive a bit deeper, or fishing a frog where it wouldn't usually be fished, when the "usually successful" tactics aren't working, you have absolutely nothing to lose by doing something wild and crazy, you never know, you might just invent the next big thing in fishing. 

[TriStateBassin106]

8 minutes ago, Sphynx said:

Buzz bait in the morning, generally if the area is high pressure you can do a couple of things, you can go finesse, this is usually what people will recommend when things get tough, but sometimes a place is pressured by folks smart enough to figure out the "go small" thing, so you can do something entirely unconventional and go enormous, because very few people are going to do that, you can also tinker with baits and try to fish them in places that fish wouldn't usually see them, like trying to peg a smaller sinker against a square bill and making it dive a bit deeper, or fishing a frog where it wouldn't usually be fished, when the "usually successful" tactics aren't working, you have absolutely nothing to lose by doing something wild and crazy, you never know, you might just invent the next big thing in fishing. 

What type of texas rig baits would you recommend for pea soup water? Everyone here throws the wacky rig and usually has some luck but most of the time when the water clears a bit more up. 

[Sphynx]

4 minutes ago, TriStateBassin106 said:

What type of texas rig baits would you recommend for pea soup water? Everyone here throws the wacky rig and usually has some luck but most of the time when the water clears a bit more up. 

I find things like a vile craw from biospawn to be effective, but you could also toss something like a brush hog, or anything that gives off lots of thump, a paddletail swim bait might work, you mentioned high pressure, are we talking like trout pond day of stocking pressure, or just a steady flow of a handful of people tossing baits to high percentage spots from the easy to get to bank areas?

[TriStateBassin106]

16 minutes ago, Sphynx said:

I find things like a vile craw from biospawn to be effective, but you could also toss something like a brush hog, or anything that gives off lots of thump, a paddletail swim bait might work, you mentioned high pressure, are we talking like trout pond day of stocking pressure, or just a steady flow of a handful of people tossing baits to high percentage spots from the easy to get to bank areas?

Have a look at some more pics of the pond, most people fish in the openings as pictured and on the dock in the second pic, myself included. Usually do pretty well near those trees in the first pic on the right side. 

 

Also most of the casual anglers that fish here go after bluegill with bobbers and worms, many people do throw spinnerbaits and wacky rigged worms. 

[Captain Phil]

Rattle Trap

[Koz]

4 hours ago, TriStateBassin106 said:

I usually do pretty well here with my chatterbaits but it's been a grind. I feel like the fish are getting used to it. They'll bite soft plastics that usually have a lot of action like the pitboss and rage craws. 

Besides the chatterbait what else would you recommend throwing there? 

I would put a blue Pit Boss or blue Vibe Speed Craw on a black/blue chatterbait and lift/rip and drop along with trying a straight retrieve.

[Sphynx]

You ever see anybody skipping frogs up under those overhanging trees? Walking or popping would be a decent option.

[BrianMDTX]

The pond I fish looks just like that. This morning was hot. Not in action, but temps. I got nothin’ on a Whopper Plopper, spinnerbait, chatterbait or 9” Texas rig. I mean nothing. Not even a swirl. 
 

I caught two super dinks on a 5” Senko (one electric blue and the other green pumpkin). Later in the morning as I was in the midst of casting I said to myself “Man! Even my go-to WR ain’t workin’!”  The Senko hit the water, sank and the line started running. I reeled in slack, felt good weight and...gone. Must not of had a good bite on it. But I thought it still might be there, so I made 5 more casts. On the 6th, the line took off. I reeled the slack bin and this time the rod bent. Last fish of the morning!

 

 

 

Those conditions can be tough for sure. Noisy baits can be good, but not today. 

[TriStateBassin106]

I'm surprised the fish there have pigment with the water clarity, that bass you caught looks like it could be caught from a clear lake. My bass are gray or light green in the pond pictured above. 

[BrianMDTX]

Pretty much every bass I’ve caught over 1.5 lbs is pigmented like that. It makes for a pretty bass! 

[lunkerboss923]

Junebug or black and blue senko weightless. If you can find them, try an ultra vibe worm weightless (in the colors above) and run it on the top of the water. The tail makes a buzzing sound, it drives the fish nuts... I've had luck on that!!! 

[Bankbeater]

Shallow running crankbait. Work it just fast enough to get it down where it won't cause a wake during the retrieve.

[TriStateBassin106]

1 hour ago, Bankbeater said:

Shallow running crankbait. Work it just fast enough to get it down where it won't cause a wake during the retrieve.

What colors would you recommend for cranks in that type of water? 

[TnRiver46]

I’m glad I don’t think I’ve ever seen an algae bloom 

[Bankbeater]

22 hours ago, TriStateBassin106 said:

What colors would you recommend for cranks in that type of water? 

I like shad, firetiger, or a craw pattern.