basslover12345 Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 How would you go about fishing this pond with 42 degree water, the side by the dock is the deepest and there is about 6 feet of water right off the dock. Here is a video tour of the pond And heres another short video: http://vimeo.com/35877527 Quote
tugsandpulls Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 a slow rolled spinnerbait in chartruse Quote
Ima Bass Ninja Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Looks like the side with the dock is gonna be your most productive spot. Is there any other cover other than the dock on the pond? Also is the water coming in the pond or going out of the drain pipe in the second video to the left? With the cooler water temps i would concentrate on the deeper areas of the pond with slow moving spinner baits or maybe use some worms or jigs moving very slowly. When the water temps rise i would try casting lures parallel to the bank. Quote
JT_NCbassman Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Great suggestions already. I would say make sure you have a couple Pointer 65 SP's in Ghost Minnow and maybe a real natural blue-gill / baby bass pattern. If there seems to be any kind of "shad" in the pond then look for the areas where they're congregating and flicking on the surface. (probably near the deeper side) Cast that 65sp in Ghost Minnow and reel it down, pause, jerk twice and keep reeling, pause, etc. If there's no "shad" or baitfish congregating, I would go with the natural baby bass pattern 65sp and work some shallower water where the sunlight is warming the rocks, still reeling and pausing. Good Luck. Quote
Bass_Fanatic Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 I've had great success in the winter on ponds like that throwing a pop-r and popping it and letting it sit for 15-20 seconds at a time. Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 i would use a hard jerkbait and shallow diving cranks like a 1-minus for pond fishing in cold water Quote
J_Pearson Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 With that water temperature, I'd go to that pond with two lures. A suspending jerkbait and a Bladebait (ie. silver buddy). Honestly I'd probably stick with the blade 80+% of the time because I love the feel of them. Let it sink to the bottom, and slowly lift it (like a big t-rigged worm vs. ripping it) so that you feel it "thump-thump-thump" or vibrate just a few times. Let it fall, repeat. Strikes will range from a light tick like jig fishing, and other times that flat-out crush the thing. JP Quote
Fontana Finesse Man Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Can't say I disgree with any of the above choices, but I would add one that I would think would work very well from looking at your videos. Split shot a 4 inch lizard on a spinning outfit and some 8 lb test. I would probably use a green pumpkin with about a 1/3 of the tail dyed chartruese. Quote
Fishmaster10 Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 I would personally fish this pond with a shakey head set-up, spinnerbait, and any shallow diving crank Quote
TopwaterCowboy Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Shallow diving crank, jighead with a willowleaf blade and a 5" two tailed grub, 5" black senko with silver flake. Quote
NCbassmaster4Life Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Carolina-rig lizard/worm, you can cover the whole pond with about 3 cast. Shallow diving crankbait,2-3ft...3/8 spinnerbait chartruse/white. Quote
NCLifetimer Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 spinnerbait, shallow crank, your favorite plastic texas rigged, or shaky head. Quote
bassman31783 Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 In a pond that size, give me a jig head and a grub 3" or less. Fish it fast or let it fall to the bottom and hop it. I can't imagine that the natural forage in a pond that small would have any size to them so I would keep with the smaller lures. That's just my 2 cents though. Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 In a pond that size, give me a jig head and a grub 3" or less. Fish it fast or let it fall to the bottom and hop it. I can't imagine that the natural forage in a pond that small would have any size to them so I would keep with the smaller lures. That's just my 2 cents though. i fish a small pond and its actually quite the opposite, i have better success on bigger lures. i bought a bunch of 3 inch grubs and some jig heads and never caught a thing out of the pond on them. not until i started using the grubs as spinnerbait trailers. natural forage can range from things like nice fat frogs to field mice to snakes to larger bugs to small bluegill and more. in the small pond i fish, i have had better success on larger soft plastics than smaller ones. also had more success on larger crankbaits than smaller ones. Quote
craww Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 You've got some great advice already. I fish alot of ponds and i'll throw out a little pattern that produces every year for me. A few years ago noticed something this time of year in smaller ponds. You oddly see small bright red salamanders active in the shallows...dunno much about their life cycle, and honestly Im shocked their active when the waters that cold, but there they are. I'm talking febuary with stable air temps in the low 40's. Also when craws emerge they often have a strong red color to them. One day I spotted 4 or 5 of the salamanders approx. 4 feet of the bank SLOWLY swimming around. A light bulb went off and I searched through my truck for the closest match I had. What I found were a bag of cherryseed red Berkely Gulp! turtleback worms. Perfect color match! I'd tried these before and honestly didnt care for them that much.I'd heard negative feedback on GULP products, they didnt seem to have alot of action, as GULP is a bit stiff.The fishing was slow that day, so figuring there was nothing to lose I tied them on and proceeded to catch over a dozen fish in about an hours time. I've come to the realization that the stiffness actually helps in cold water, it looks more natural.Those critters I watched were not moving quickly at alI. I encourage you to pick up a pack, fish them texas rigged SLOWLY. And report back. GOOD LUCK! Quote
basslover12345 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Posted January 31, 2012 You've got some great advice already. I fish alot of ponds and i'll throw out a little pattern that produces every year for me. A few years ago noticed something this time of year in smaller ponds. You oddly see small bright red salamanders active in the shallows...dunno much about their life cycle, and honestly Im shocked their active when the waters that cold, but there they are. I'm talking febuary with stable air temps in the low 40's. Also when craws emerge they often have a strong red color to them. One day I spotted 4 or 5 of the salamanders approx. 4 feet of the bank SLOWLY swimming around. A light bulb went off and I searched through my truck for the closest match I had. What I found were a bag of cherryseed red Berkely Gulp! turtleback worms. Perfect color match! I'd tried these before and honestly didnt care for them that much.I'd heard negative feedback on GULP products, they didnt seem to have alot of action, as GULP is a bit stiff.The fishing was slow that day, so figuring there was nothing to lose I tied them on and proceeded to catch over a dozen fish in about an hours time. I've come to the realization that the stiffness actually helps in cold water, it looks more natural.Those critters I watched were not moving quickly at alI. I encourage you to pick up a pack, fish them texas rigged SLOWLY. And report back. GOOD LUCK! Are there salamaders like that in MD? I did catch a 4 pounder there last year on a Bright red Football Jig in early march Quote
craww Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 I would think so. It could be a Newt for all I know. I'm no expert on ampihbians lol. At the very least you have crawfish. Give it a shot, I feel that if there's bass, and you present it right in the right spot, you'll get bit. If their keying on a specific forage, and you replicate it, you'll do that much better! Quote
basslover12345 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Posted January 31, 2012 I would think so. It could be a Newt for all I know. I'm no expert on ampihbians lol. At the very least you have crawfish. Give it a shot, I feel that if there's bass, and you present it right in the right spot, you'll get bit. If their keying on a specific forage, and you replicate it, you'll do that much better! Well I know there are HUGE bluegill! And I saw 4 or 5 3 inch bluegill under that dock on saturday suspended Quote
Super User deep Posted February 1, 2012 Super User Posted February 1, 2012 Well I know there are HUGE bluegill! And I saw 4 or 5 3 inch bluegill under that dock on saturday suspended Maybe try one of Matt's bluegills then? Quote
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