put your thinkin caps on

[NasTMcfingas]

I would have to agree with throwing a jig, then if that doesn't produce then I would go with a thinner profile bait such as a sweet beaver with an 1/8th oz weight hitting any and all cover.

[Tpayneful]

My previous business location had a water retention pond out back that had the same algea problem. I fished that pond before work, during lunch and afterwork twelve months out of the year for three years. At first I couldn't catch anything in because of the algea. Eventually I learned techniques for catching them year round. I ended up catching so many of the fish repeatedly that I would give them names. They also learned my techniques and made it more difficult to continually catch them.

Winter time:

Chatterbait

Let it fall to the bottom. Dead stick it for 30 seconds then rip the lure off the bottom. Let it fall back to the bottom. You will get hit on the fall. Ripping it will keep most of the weeds off.

Husky jerk will catch them but you will peal algea off if you have alot of it close to shore.

Weightless Senko. Let it fall to the bottom, count to 30 and then lift it up to the surface. Let it fall to the bottom and repeat. Wacky rig is preferable but go to Texas style if it is catching too much algea.

Spring and Fall:

Weightless Senko.

Texas Rigged worm. Coat the worm in anise oil based scent to help it slide through the algea better.

Swim Senko, Texas Rigged with a 3/16 oz bullet weight. Cast and reel it back. Pause occaionally.

Summer:

The algea on this pond would form large floating mats. That is when I started using Zoom Horny Toads! The topwater bite is fantastic.

Unfortunately the lease expired and the owner wanted that section of the building back so we had to move our production facilities. We have our own bigger building but no retention pond >

[Paul Roberts]

My previous business location had a water retention pond out back that had the same algea problem. I fished that pond before work, during lunch and afterwork twelve months out of the year for three years. At first I couldn't catch anything in because of the algea. Eventually I learned techniques for catching them year round. I ended up catching so many of the fish repeatedly that I would give them names. They also learned my techniques and made it more difficult to continually catch them.

Winter time:

Chatterbait

Let it fall to the bottom. Dead stick it for 30 seconds then rip the lure off the bottom. Let it fall back to the bottom. You will get hit on the fall. Ripping it will keep most of the weeds off.

Husky jerk will catch them but you will peal algea off if you have alot of it close to shore.

Weightless Senko. Let it fall to the bottom, count to 30 and then lift it up to the surface. Let it fall to the bottom and repeat. Wacky rig is preferable but go to Texas style if it is catching too much algea.

Spring and Fall:

Weightless Senko.

Texas Rigged worm. Coat the worm in anise oil based scent to help it slide through the algea better.

Swim Senko, Texas Rigged with a 3/16 oz bullet weight. Cast and reel it back. Pause occaionally.

Summer:

The algea on this pond would form large floating mats. That is when I started using Zoom Horny Toads! The topwater bite is fantastic.

Unfortunately the lease expired and the owner wanted that section of the building back so we had to move our production facilities. We have our own bigger building but no retention pond >

Nice post. Thanks.

[CAdeltaLipRipper]

Try draggin a weightless senko along with a few hops or use a Carolina Rig with a floating lizard.