advice on fishing spot

[drakedeming]

the first pic is of a pond, i dont think many if any people fish here i found it in the middle of woods on google maps and a atv trail then led to it, the pic shows one end the other end is more open up with less lily pads in the middle and there are tons of little branch of inlets. the second is of a river that is about 30 feet wide and maybe 6-8 feet deep? not really sure whats in the river i saw bluegill like crazy spawning in the pond

[drakedeming]

river pic

[drakedeming]

what should i use on these spots???? advice im new to bass fishing and have just been using jigs and lizards and some spinners and poppers

[Clayton]

I personally have fished ponds all of my life.  It seems that anytime I ge to a pond that is overstocked with small fish you can throw almost anything and catch fish.  But to be more specific you might try to throw a frog on top of the lillys along with a texas rigged worm.  Start with a watermelon color and then maybe a purple.  Use about a 4" to 6" worm.  Just cast cast cast.  Throw up around stumps and holes that you can see and under branches.

[northgabassfisher]

top water might work real nice in that pond like a buzzbait or something. if not a lot of people fish it then that makes thing a hole lot easer. because they will hit just about any thing they havent seen before. mabe a small jig if theres any crawfish in that river which Im sure there are some. just fish every thing slower then normal.

[Nick_Barr]

If your having a tough day, take a small 1/8 oz. weight and texas rig a Small finesse Craw such as the KGM Delta Bug or 3D shot craw. Slowly let it crawl over the stocks of the lilly pads.

[Brian_Reeves]

First off, get a pair of cheap polorized glasses.  That will help you see shadows and water color changes.  If there are sticks and stumps in the pond, you'll see them with polorized glasses but will miss them with the naked eye or regular sunglasses.

For the pond, I'd try something like a texas rigged blue or green worm, a salt-craw, or topwater frogs.

For the river, look for places that are unaffected by the current.  Wouldn't be a bad idea to invest in some shallow-diving crankbaits like the Mann's baby1-  Those things can be magical when fished slow.  

Try green jigs if you aren't already.  Flipping those into those lillypad pockets, against stumps and branches, and into the water clarity changes can be lethal.

[BD]

Topwater would be a blast there. A spinner bumping off wood would be ideal too.

From there, I'd go jig, senkos, maybe finesse if they spook

[Kana]

nice pics. the frog is a good suggestion, i would start out with a t-rigged 7 inch power worm.  a shalow or even mid running cranck might get a good responce, i think youll see better results if you bump the cover as much as possible.  poppers by pads might get you some good action at dawn and dusk.  you can never go wrong with a wacky rigged senko either! the area looks a little small, so i would take youre time when moving, and be as quite as possible to keep from spooking fish.  good luck.

[cart7t]

I take it that this is either public land or you've secured permission to fish these 2 bodies of water?

[drakedeming]

it is a wildlife refuge i think. but the park around the pond is abandoned. i gain access from my university down atv trails. to day i tried some small poppers and some top water lures in the shallows near the pads and in the pads didnt get much only fished an hour, alot of sunfish .

[Guest ouachitabassangler]

I'd begin with a tube dropped over any branch fork in the water, then ripped out. I'd do the same next to lone smaller separate patches of lily pads rather than fishing the main block of pads. Then I'd tube the inner openings inside the main block of pads.

Jim

[Chris]

I would fish a frog on in the mossy areas. I would rig up a wacky rig worm or a floating worm and fish around the wood cover or fish a watermelon tube and pitch to key parts of the laydowns.

[Guest avid]

If your catching all these sunfish with poppers etc. my guess is you will find alot of stunted bass.  You would be doing the pond a favor by culling as many fish out of this pond as the law allows.  This one of the few situations when catch and release is probably NOT the best practice.

I would fish plastic worms, inline spinners, and small topwaters, try a tiny torpedo in frog.  Rapalas can be absolutely lethal in these little out of the way ponds.

There are bound to be some bigguns in there so don't get sloppy with the re-ties, knots, etc.

PS  Kudo's to you on using maps to find secluded fishing holes.

[drakedeming]

thanks for all the advice im gonna hit it tomorrow from about 2 until dark