pond fishing

[Gans4life]

Any techniques to share?

[fishingchef80]

mister twister double tail i swear by it, i killed em on friday using it, yellow with 1/4oz yellow jighead

[Marty]

I don't know if you're referring to fishing ponds from shore or a boat, but it doesn't matter to me anyways. I use the same assortment of lures and techniques in a pond as in a large lake, regardless of whether I'm shore or boat fishing. I figure, just to cite one example, bass in a lily pad bed in a 50-acre pond don't behave that differently from pad bass in a 10,000-acre lake. Of course, that's just my gut feeling, not something that's fact-based.

[FatBoy]

Just about anything will work on a given day. senkos, t-rigged plastics, flukes, spinnerbaits are my go to baits.  If you're stuck on the bank like I am most of the time look for some spots with good cover like weeds or piles of sticks first.  If your pond doesn't have good shoreline cover you'll have to try different depths and distances from shore until you find the fish.  

And keep moving.  The great thing about a small pond is that you fish around the whole thing once or twice in one trip.  I see guys bringing lawn chairs and camping in one spot, usually the one with the easiest access and the shadiest spot or whatever.  That's NOT the way to do it.  I'll fan cast from one spot to cover a few different depths.  Make 5-10 casts.  Then move down the bank a few yards and do it again.  I'll fight my way through woods and briars to get to a good looking spot.  After a couple outings you'll get to learn where the hot spots are on your pond.  

[DrumintheSuds]

Your success in a pond is conducive to how many people fish it. If few people fish it your biggest challenge is to select the right color and best technique. You can never go wrong with plastic worms and topwater in a pond. Here are some simple rules I follow.

Stained water = Purples, blacks, blues, junebug and red shad colors. I love to couple these with a red tail or chartreuse tail blend and a ribbontail is your best bet. Stained water brings fish to shallow water

Clear water = Go natural with motor oil, watermelon, pumpkinseed and snake colors. Match the hatch. Fish the deeper water

Topwater I like poppers, jitterbugs and a good ole buzz bait

If many people fish the pond go with something nobody else uses

Last tip..................Fish slow

[jomatty]

ive never fished a pond that a senko wasnt productive in

[ejtaylor822]

Most of my fishing is pond fishing.

As others have stated, move around and look for the good cover.  Stick ups, brush in the water, logs, points, trees, overhanging limbs in the water, etc.  Big drop offs from banks are good too.  If there is a little dock, work that thoroughly before walking out on it.  As others have stated, what works good on a 100 ac. lake will typically work on a 2 ac. pond.

If it is heavily pressured mix it up - throw something you wouldn't normally throw to give the fish something different to look at.

The best advice I can give though, is if you are unfamiliar with the pond DO NOT CAST YOUR BEST LURES FIRST.  Use a spinner (with out a trailer), or, some old chunkers you don't mind losing until you know where the snags are.  Better to lose a $2 flea market lure than that brand new Lucky Craft.  Spinners are great to explore with and can get some decent ones for around a $1.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Eddie

[Peter E.]

Give me a Rapala minnow and c tail worm, 3/0 hook, 1/8 bullet weight and I'm dangerous .

[mdgreco191]

shallow crankbaits, worms, lizards, crappie jigs, and the occasional rooster tail.

[PondHunter]

I would start out with Small 3.5 inch sluggo's, Texas rigged worms, usually weightless, or Tubes rigged weightless. The less time you spend getting hung up the better. If the pond is deep you can add light jighead-grub combo, or jig-worm and get downto them. Good Luck.  

[LCpointerKILLA]

Make sure you stay about ten feet from the shore, as to not spook em. Pond bass may be only a foot from the shore.

Good Luck

GC Pondman

[Pond-Pro]

As golfcoursepondman stated, the fish may be close to the shore.  Actuall normally the bass are close to the shore, or relating to shoreline cover.  Therefore thou shalt cast parrelel to the shore or quartering to it.  I do good with small softplastics texas rigged with a small slip sinker.  Also rapala floating minnows work good.  Good luck!

[pondhopper]

I guess my go to pond bait, day in and day out, woud be a senko - wave worm, actually.

[Guest avid]

The only way I can fish "big water" is breaking it down into smaller units.

So for me, it's all pond fishing.