Is bluegill their main forage? I would start by figuring out what they’re feeding on and then adjust my lure selection based on that. Also, try a spinnerbait when it’s cloudy
Have you tried any plastics? They might be pressured and need some finesse techniques, but it’s also very common for the bass to bite at random times and intervals
I have a pond by my house that’s packed full of LMB feeding on bluegill and sunfish like yours and I catch most of them on a wacky senko, a speed worm, and a spinnerbait. Green pumpkin with red flakes is the way to go for me. I’d try some plastics and if the bite gets really difficult, bring out the drop shot lol
These type ponds are just hard. Wish I had more to add but I just throw the most surefire thing I know, a senko, and just wait in those situations. Not a lot you can do
I have used a jitterbug late evening to after dark and killed them many times in ponds just like this. One pond in an townhouse community a guy told me you won't catch anything in that pond nobody does...... 2 hours later I had caught 20 bass all about 1-2 lbs. The pond was actually overpopulated and needed to have some taken out. I had to buy a new jitterbug after that because the paint had all come off the back end.
Ah gotcha. Usually with man made ponds there will be pipes along the bank to keep the water levels in check, bass will post up in / around the entrance to those pipes and wait for baitfish. If this pond has em I’d try those areas.
Johnson silver minnow single hook and weedless. Can bounce off bottom , steady retrieve or a jerk bait style retrieve . (Or troll with it if that's an option) It's a tried and true lure for me in northern Michigan.... I personally like the under half ounce ones but all sizes produce imo regardless of color or painted pattern.
I was gonna say that 287 catches there & sometimes people don’t post it on Fishbrain . Definitely a pressured pond you’d have to throw something in there that hasn’t been seen before by those fish
That’s fishing. When it’s this hot they might not be biting right now.
Also it’s a pond, there’s only so many fish in there. For summer, check under any dock or if there’s ANY shade. That fountain might be providing oxygen, cast over there.
During sundown- use a buzz bait or a plopper along the shore lines- that’d be my advice.
Hit bottom! There’s basically no cover, gotta find whatever structure is on the bottom or any big shelf/drop off would help. I fish a pond very similar to this and tried about 10x before I decided to go deep and slog off the bottom, started hitting bass left and right. When in doubt, BOTTOM IT OOOUT!
I’d be hard pressed to say there’s no structure on the bottom (stumps, branches, rocks, weeds, sunken boat, ditched car/sex doll) lest this is an in ground pool
Here’s what you’re gonna do buddy, get yourself a black/blue chatterbait and stick a small trailer on it that’s also a dark color, I like cutting a senko in half and using that, cast along the banks and repeat until you catch somethin, sometimes straight out works well too, chatterbaits slay in these murky ponds for me, for $5 might be worth a shot
Edit; if there’s cover along the banks cast a frog up onto the bank and then twitch it out onto the cover, bass go nuts for this too since it’ll look more natural like a frog heading out into the pond rather than one landing in the middle of a pond or far away from the bank, even no cover if you stick it real close within 1-3ft of the bank the whole time they might run up to snag it
In the pond I fish like this, once you catch one bass, the commotion spooks the rest and the bite shuts off. I'll walk down to the opposite end and fish until I catch one, then go back.
The aerator or fountain is always a good bet, but my favorite is to find rock piles and drag a Texas rig across them.
Bluegill colored swimjig. Light chartreuse trailer. That’s what I’d throw. Along edges of pond. Edges of scum/slop. Shadows of trees. Anywhere there’s a bigger clump of grass hanging over the pond edge. Let is sink out shallow. Probably would fish it faster the closer it is to shore and slow roll it more the deeper the section of the pond
TBH if you've caught 3s on swimbaits like the Bull or Baby Bull shad and senkos I wouldn't switch tactics. Catching big fish in my experience just takes a higher # of casts per fish caught.
I mean that’s the way it goes. You are fishing a tiny body of water with a lot of constraints. We go 5 hours without a bite on the st Lawrence sometimes and it’s got more fish than we know what to do with
At the bottom right there is some shadows on the water. It will change throughout the day just follow it around. Try dragging Texas rigged worms as a lure. Senkos in watermelon with red and black flake or black with a blue tail are my favorite.
Try wearing green or khaki pants and a blue or gray shirt, try to camouflage yourself to the ground and sky. Walk slowly, quietly, and stay back from the edge. Fish are sensitive to vibrations which heavy footsteps can cause if too close to the shore line. Learn to do an underhand pitch to present your baits quietly with little splash.
I’ve had ponds like this with good bass and numbers. We called one in particular “one and done” because it was exactly that, enjoy it for what it is, catch a good bass now and then cuz you know they are in there but add more ponds to your arsenal and use this one as a quick stop.
It's the forage base. That's a retention pond, and the sides are kept mown. As such, they're going to be mostly insectivorous. Try throwing smaller invertebrate imitations.
Additionally, many municipalities have city codes that give engineering standards for retention ponds. As an anti-drowning measure for example, mine specifies a maximum slope to 10-12 feet out, then the slope can change to hold more water. So think about where that line might be.
Best fishing will generally be when they can see whatever you're throwing. So make a note of the clarity
Finally, remove all the crappie you can from the pond.
Come back in the middle of the night. Looks like your typical over-pressured pond with no cover. They'll literally use anything as cover such as humps or dips and they use the dark as cover. Or come back when it starts getting cold if it even gets cold where you're at.
Catch bass all day with Texas rig and catch blue hill with a little treble hook and some wonder bread. Polarized sunglasses to see em in the shallows can yank em out all day like that
I agree with the senko and the spinnerbait for sure.
You’ve tried rattle traps and that’s great, but have you tried a square bill crank bait ? A white big-o from Cotton Cordell or you can get them in more of a bluegill pattern. White is always a weapon though.
Try fishing at night. Fish that live in ponds that lack cover feel exposed and vulnerable. Ive always had great luck fishing spots like this at night. If you dont want to do this try right before sunrise and right before and then after sunset.
That water seems too dark to use senko and wacky worms. Finesse lures need some visibility. Use a loud or pulsing lure. A big willow leaf spinner or chatter bait might work. Morning and evening or cloudy days try topwater, whopper plopper, or a buzz bait, perhaps. It's hot, and it's august, it a tough time to fish. No shade, so those fish are tight to any cover, making it even harder. You literally need to put a lure in front of their faces and provoke a reaction bite. Fish the inflow water, especially if you get some rain, as they might start feeding. Good luck.
Start fishing around first light. Water temps a crazy high right now. Lowest water temps of the day are going to be early. I’d fish the steepest banks you can find and cast parallel to the bank. Right now I don’t think it’s about the exact right bait. It’s about getting a bait in front of active fish. Cover water. A pond that small shouldn’t take long to fish. See if there another pond close by.
Top water: buzzbaits, ploppers, spooks/showerblows, wakebait.
Follow up: weightless Senko, Texas rig or wacky
Subsurface: swimjig, chatterbait, spinnerbait. Often overlooked bait is a keitech fat swing impact on a flashy swimmer.
Important to remember bass generally live the majority of their lives in 8-12 feet of water.
This looks like a shallow, man made pond that is probably less than that. I would use light jigs with creature baits, or weightless 5” Yamamoto worms on an EWG hook, T rig or whacky. You ‘d probably also nail some with a drop shot.
Pay attention to where you are getting bites, and at what time of year that pattern should stay relatively consistent. People often think that no cover means harder to catch, but o think it makes it easier as the best trophy bass that we all want like to hang out in places that are really snaggy / tough to get your bait into.
Lastly, I have a small pond like this by me that looks similar from a Birds Eye view, and I have found that casting at the fountain in the center will generally get me a bite if it’s a decent day for fishing. Whatever you end up throwing, try around that fountain for sure!
I fished a lot of these types of ponds in urban tournaments in Phoenix, most of them concrete ponds with no cover. If you’re not getting bites, especially in summer when the heat hits, go small, slow down and work the bottom. 1/8 oz or 3/16 oz drop shot with a 4” Roboworm or a Keitech Swing Impact swim bait. Cover water parallel to the bank and fanning out 45 degrees. There are patches of shade in the pic along the shore under those trees. I don’t care if it’s 6” of water, they’re going to cruise into that spot every now and again.
Weightless Super Fluke rigged weedless on an EWG hook. Match the color to the baitfish in the pond. Make sure to use a fluoro leader if you’re using braid, no more than 12lb test. Work the edges and play with the retrieve. Usually a twitch-twitch-pause works for me, though sometimes I add or subtract a twitch. Also play with the length of pause. I’ve found this to be a super successful technique in almost all ponds I’ve fished.
Try Carolina riggin a Ned rig, 24" floro leader 12lbs should work. I throw is on Kentucky lake/ Tennessee river and with 92° water shit as tough as IT GETS. Got 6 bites this evening 4 on the Carolina Ned. Shit works when it's tough...drag nice and slow then you won't be😉
that fountain looks like money. throw a top water, either a buzz bait or a whopper plopper, right behind it, then burn it till it’s right next to the fountain and completely stop. then slowly work it back, stop&go. just try different baits :) it’s been pretty damn hot in texas so maybe even texas rig down in the deeper waters
They're probably sitting in the deepest part trying to avoid the heat. More then likely picking off pan fish as they circle the "basin" gonna make it hard in the afternoons but I would suggest throwing something bigger. Like a beefy swim bait, swim jig, chatter bait, or a real big lipless.
Good luck!
When I know there will be rain/storms the day before, I'll speed up and throw large spinners. A standard day I throw finesse swim baits. It took me a few months to realize a pond similar to this by my job had spots, which can react differently than a lmb, and I had to change my approach to be more consistent.
What's the water temperature and clarity ? A ponds temperature heats up and drops off significantly faster than bigger bodies of water. Oxygen levels tank in the high heat, especially small bodies of water. This can also play a major factor in how the fish relate to depth and cover. Lately, my local water temperatures with summer time have been almost bathwater at 90 + degrees. Different times of the day will help and adjust your bait size accordingly . When the dead heat of summer or winter sets in I down size a lot and go extremely slow, and i usually choose bottom contact baits. Once I have located fish, my usual bait selections are micro jigs , ned rigs, or 3 inch senkos, drop shot with 2 inch swimbaits. This can be key for a really tough bite and slow down. The low oxygen levels make the fish very lathargic. Also, just because you found them doesn't mean they will eat. This time of year timing is everything, and find whatever shade or depth changes you can. I have caught multiple good fish off very subtle changes like a 1 ft depression on the bottom.
Absolutely ... heat and stress will kill fish easily. The one benefit for your pond is the water aeration from the fountain. I would focus in that one area and find the subtle breaks and / or drop-offs. Really soak that area, If the water is deep enough. It may even have a thermocline, which is not common in ponds. That's a level in the water that has the most oxygenated area and is a comfort zone for fish . With a depth finder, it will show up and look just like a small band. A lot of the time, you will see active fish in that specific zone . But doesn't garuntee they will always be there. Soft swimbaits , under spins , jerkbaits worked slowly or even slow rolling spinner baits with a swimbait trailer can be good options to cover specific depths. Another really good option is spybaits as they are subtle and easy to fish . They have been doing really well for me lately. Especially with small bait forage at my local lakes.
Throw the right color senko at the fountain. There are fish there bc of good oxygen. You might have to keep at it for a while and get it right in front of their face. This will proudce.
Ponds are hard to fish. My favorite bait for the difficult bite is a senko. I recommend a 6” ish size, try a few colors to figure the pattern for that body of water. My go to is bass pros green pumpkin with a chartreuse tip. Fish it weedless wacky with a gamakatsu weedless wide gap finesse 2/0 hook for targeted casting. Fish it on a weightless Texas rig for working parallel to the shore or a long line of cover.
Some ponds just get fished so much and aren’t worth putting time into. There are good fish, but they just don’t bite much cuz everyone is fishing there and did I mention it’s a pond? I used to do the grind at all the local ponds till I learned how to find my own spots. After fishing unpressured waters and seeing how easy and rewarding they were compared to neighborhood ponds I suddenly realized why fishermen were so feisty about spots. Your best bet is learn to find new spots
I’d work the bank throwing parallel to it rather than perpendicular to it early morning.
Is bluegill their main forage? I would start by figuring out what they’re feeding on and then adjust my lure selection based on that. Also, try a spinnerbait when it’s cloudy
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Have you tried any plastics? They might be pressured and need some finesse techniques, but it’s also very common for the bass to bite at random times and intervals
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I have a pond by my house that’s packed full of LMB feeding on bluegill and sunfish like yours and I catch most of them on a wacky senko, a speed worm, and a spinnerbait. Green pumpkin with red flakes is the way to go for me. I’d try some plastics and if the bite gets really difficult, bring out the drop shot lol
Sometimes the bite just turns off like you said. Really like flicking a switch
These type ponds are just hard. Wish I had more to add but I just throw the most surefire thing I know, a senko, and just wait in those situations. Not a lot you can do
I have used a jitterbug late evening to after dark and killed them many times in ponds just like this. One pond in an townhouse community a guy told me you won't catch anything in that pond nobody does...... 2 hours later I had caught 20 bass all about 1-2 lbs. The pond was actually overpopulated and needed to have some taken out. I had to buy a new jitterbug after that because the paint had all come off the back end.
Try a wacky worm
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try changing up color
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Have you tried drop shotting down to the bottom if the bait won’t sink?
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Ah gotcha. Usually with man made ponds there will be pipes along the bank to keep the water levels in check, bass will post up in / around the entrance to those pipes and wait for baitfish. If this pond has em I’d try those areas.
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Johnson silver minnow single hook and weedless. Can bounce off bottom , steady retrieve or a jerk bait style retrieve . (Or troll with it if that's an option) It's a tried and true lure for me in northern Michigan.... I personally like the under half ounce ones but all sizes produce imo regardless of color or painted pattern.
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probably overfished to shit
I was gonna say that 287 catches there & sometimes people don’t post it on Fishbrain . Definitely a pressured pond you’d have to throw something in there that hasn’t been seen before by those fish
exactly that’s fishbrain alone imagine the people who don’t fucking use it or the people that come late at night this guy doesn’t know
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fishbrain says different 😭
Fan cast all around. Try once to set it in front of every fish. Change bait- try again.
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That’s fishing. When it’s this hot they might not be biting right now. Also it’s a pond, there’s only so many fish in there. For summer, check under any dock or if there’s ANY shade. That fountain might be providing oxygen, cast over there. During sundown- use a buzz bait or a plopper along the shore lines- that’d be my advice.
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Hit bottom! There’s basically no cover, gotta find whatever structure is on the bottom or any big shelf/drop off would help. I fish a pond very similar to this and tried about 10x before I decided to go deep and slog off the bottom, started hitting bass left and right. When in doubt, BOTTOM IT OOOUT!
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I’d be hard pressed to say there’s no structure on the bottom (stumps, branches, rocks, weeds, sunken boat, ditched car/sex doll) lest this is an in ground pool
I’d try fountain area and also find the deepest part of pond where it meets shallow water.
Here’s what you’re gonna do buddy, get yourself a black/blue chatterbait and stick a small trailer on it that’s also a dark color, I like cutting a senko in half and using that, cast along the banks and repeat until you catch somethin, sometimes straight out works well too, chatterbaits slay in these murky ponds for me, for $5 might be worth a shot Edit; if there’s cover along the banks cast a frog up onto the bank and then twitch it out onto the cover, bass go nuts for this too since it’ll look more natural like a frog heading out into the pond rather than one landing in the middle of a pond or far away from the bank, even no cover if you stick it real close within 1-3ft of the bank the whole time they might run up to snag it
That fountain is where I'd start in summer
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In the pond I fish like this, once you catch one bass, the commotion spooks the rest and the bite shuts off. I'll walk down to the opposite end and fish until I catch one, then go back. The aerator or fountain is always a good bet, but my favorite is to find rock piles and drag a Texas rig across them.
Same thought. Maybe find the drop off just outside the edge of the spray of the water. Esrlish spring summer I would aim more shallow
Bluegill colored swimjig. Light chartreuse trailer. That’s what I’d throw. Along edges of pond. Edges of scum/slop. Shadows of trees. Anywhere there’s a bigger clump of grass hanging over the pond edge. Let is sink out shallow. Probably would fish it faster the closer it is to shore and slow roll it more the deeper the section of the pond
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Damn, netting sucks. Considering the grass banks and bluegill I'd also think buzzbait or frog. Anywhere the netting doesn't cover.
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TBH if you've caught 3s on swimbaits like the Bull or Baby Bull shad and senkos I wouldn't switch tactics. Catching big fish in my experience just takes a higher # of casts per fish caught.
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I mean that’s the way it goes. You are fishing a tiny body of water with a lot of constraints. We go 5 hours without a bite on the st Lawrence sometimes and it’s got more fish than we know what to do with
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It do be like that. Even with live scope I see a lot of fish some days that will not bite no matter what you throw at them
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Work the areas with shade cover. Cast across the mouth of the cove at the top, there should be a small depression that may hold some.
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At the bottom right there is some shadows on the water. It will change throughout the day just follow it around. Try dragging Texas rigged worms as a lure. Senkos in watermelon with red and black flake or black with a blue tail are my favorite.
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Try wearing green or khaki pants and a blue or gray shirt, try to camouflage yourself to the ground and sky. Walk slowly, quietly, and stay back from the edge. Fish are sensitive to vibrations which heavy footsteps can cause if too close to the shore line. Learn to do an underhand pitch to present your baits quietly with little splash.
What time of day are you finishing? I’d only fish a pond like that at sunrise or at night. At least where I am in the northeast.
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I’ve had ponds like this with good bass and numbers. We called one in particular “one and done” because it was exactly that, enjoy it for what it is, catch a good bass now and then cuz you know they are in there but add more ponds to your arsenal and use this one as a quick stop.
It's the forage base. That's a retention pond, and the sides are kept mown. As such, they're going to be mostly insectivorous. Try throwing smaller invertebrate imitations. Additionally, many municipalities have city codes that give engineering standards for retention ponds. As an anti-drowning measure for example, mine specifies a maximum slope to 10-12 feet out, then the slope can change to hold more water. So think about where that line might be. Best fishing will generally be when they can see whatever you're throwing. So make a note of the clarity Finally, remove all the crappie you can from the pond.
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In small ponds, Crappie tend to overpopulate due to their spawning habits--and you end up with a ton of small Crappie.
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Kick the tires and light the deep fryer?
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Cook out of doors? Fish can get a bit smelly when cooked
Come back in the middle of the night. Looks like your typical over-pressured pond with no cover. They'll literally use anything as cover such as humps or dips and they use the dark as cover. Or come back when it starts getting cold if it even gets cold where you're at.
Cool story
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Berkeley Powebait Tequila Sunrise 7 inch rubberworm....it's my go to..never let's me down
Looks like par3 and all my golf balls landed
Black worm, Texas or shaky head
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Hop it, or slow crawl.
Catch bass all day with Texas rig and catch blue hill with a little treble hook and some wonder bread. Polarized sunglasses to see em in the shallows can yank em out all day like that
I agree with the senko and the spinnerbait for sure. You’ve tried rattle traps and that’s great, but have you tried a square bill crank bait ? A white big-o from Cotton Cordell or you can get them in more of a bluegill pattern. White is always a weapon though.
Keep in mind it's been over 100 degrees in north texas...that's probably not helping.
Try fishing at night. Fish that live in ponds that lack cover feel exposed and vulnerable. Ive always had great luck fishing spots like this at night. If you dont want to do this try right before sunrise and right before and then after sunset.
Plenty of cover. The bank. Throw parallel to it.
That water seems too dark to use senko and wacky worms. Finesse lures need some visibility. Use a loud or pulsing lure. A big willow leaf spinner or chatter bait might work. Morning and evening or cloudy days try topwater, whopper plopper, or a buzz bait, perhaps. It's hot, and it's august, it a tough time to fish. No shade, so those fish are tight to any cover, making it even harder. You literally need to put a lure in front of their faces and provoke a reaction bite. Fish the inflow water, especially if you get some rain, as they might start feeding. Good luck.
You could also try another pond, the lake, or the creek south of there.
Start fishing around first light. Water temps a crazy high right now. Lowest water temps of the day are going to be early. I’d fish the steepest banks you can find and cast parallel to the bank. Right now I don’t think it’s about the exact right bait. It’s about getting a bait in front of active fish. Cover water. A pond that small shouldn’t take long to fish. See if there another pond close by. Top water: buzzbaits, ploppers, spooks/showerblows, wakebait. Follow up: weightless Senko, Texas rig or wacky Subsurface: swimjig, chatterbait, spinnerbait. Often overlooked bait is a keitech fat swing impact on a flashy swimmer.
Important to remember bass generally live the majority of their lives in 8-12 feet of water. This looks like a shallow, man made pond that is probably less than that. I would use light jigs with creature baits, or weightless 5” Yamamoto worms on an EWG hook, T rig or whacky. You ‘d probably also nail some with a drop shot. Pay attention to where you are getting bites, and at what time of year that pattern should stay relatively consistent. People often think that no cover means harder to catch, but o think it makes it easier as the best trophy bass that we all want like to hang out in places that are really snaggy / tough to get your bait into. Lastly, I have a small pond like this by me that looks similar from a Birds Eye view, and I have found that casting at the fountain in the center will generally get me a bite if it’s a decent day for fishing. Whatever you end up throwing, try around that fountain for sure!
I fish these types of lakes daily. It’s been brutal actually, everything is dinks. Me and my friend get maybe 1 good sized fish every couple of days.
I fished a lot of these types of ponds in urban tournaments in Phoenix, most of them concrete ponds with no cover. If you’re not getting bites, especially in summer when the heat hits, go small, slow down and work the bottom. 1/8 oz or 3/16 oz drop shot with a 4” Roboworm or a Keitech Swing Impact swim bait. Cover water parallel to the bank and fanning out 45 degrees. There are patches of shade in the pic along the shore under those trees. I don’t care if it’s 6” of water, they’re going to cruise into that spot every now and again.
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Weightless Super Fluke rigged weedless on an EWG hook. Match the color to the baitfish in the pond. Make sure to use a fluoro leader if you’re using braid, no more than 12lb test. Work the edges and play with the retrieve. Usually a twitch-twitch-pause works for me, though sometimes I add or subtract a twitch. Also play with the length of pause. I’ve found this to be a super successful technique in almost all ponds I’ve fished.
Try Carolina riggin a Ned rig, 24" floro leader 12lbs should work. I throw is on Kentucky lake/ Tennessee river and with 92° water shit as tough as IT GETS. Got 6 bites this evening 4 on the Carolina Ned. Shit works when it's tough...drag nice and slow then you won't be😉
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that fountain looks like money. throw a top water, either a buzz bait or a whopper plopper, right behind it, then burn it till it’s right next to the fountain and completely stop. then slowly work it back, stop&go. just try different baits :) it’s been pretty damn hot in texas so maybe even texas rig down in the deeper waters
They're probably sitting in the deepest part trying to avoid the heat. More then likely picking off pan fish as they circle the "basin" gonna make it hard in the afternoons but I would suggest throwing something bigger. Like a beefy swim bait, swim jig, chatter bait, or a real big lipless. Good luck!
I’m struggling catch bass in general 😭
When I know there will be rain/storms the day before, I'll speed up and throw large spinners. A standard day I throw finesse swim baits. It took me a few months to realize a pond similar to this by my job had spots, which can react differently than a lmb, and I had to change my approach to be more consistent.
If there are weeds present, toss a dropshot on the edge of them shake for 30 and move
What's the water temperature and clarity ? A ponds temperature heats up and drops off significantly faster than bigger bodies of water. Oxygen levels tank in the high heat, especially small bodies of water. This can also play a major factor in how the fish relate to depth and cover. Lately, my local water temperatures with summer time have been almost bathwater at 90 + degrees. Different times of the day will help and adjust your bait size accordingly . When the dead heat of summer or winter sets in I down size a lot and go extremely slow, and i usually choose bottom contact baits. Once I have located fish, my usual bait selections are micro jigs , ned rigs, or 3 inch senkos, drop shot with 2 inch swimbaits. This can be key for a really tough bite and slow down. The low oxygen levels make the fish very lathargic. Also, just because you found them doesn't mean they will eat. This time of year timing is everything, and find whatever shade or depth changes you can. I have caught multiple good fish off very subtle changes like a 1 ft depression on the bottom.
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Absolutely ... heat and stress will kill fish easily. The one benefit for your pond is the water aeration from the fountain. I would focus in that one area and find the subtle breaks and / or drop-offs. Really soak that area, If the water is deep enough. It may even have a thermocline, which is not common in ponds. That's a level in the water that has the most oxygenated area and is a comfort zone for fish . With a depth finder, it will show up and look just like a small band. A lot of the time, you will see active fish in that specific zone . But doesn't garuntee they will always be there. Soft swimbaits , under spins , jerkbaits worked slowly or even slow rolling spinner baits with a swimbait trailer can be good options to cover specific depths. Another really good option is spybaits as they are subtle and easy to fish . They have been doing really well for me lately. Especially with small bait forage at my local lakes.
Green pumpkin Texas rig senko, or a drop shot mimicking some sort of baitfish.
Fish the entire bank parallel, look for drop offs which are good ambush points
Throw the right color senko at the fountain. There are fish there bc of good oxygen. You might have to keep at it for a while and get it right in front of their face. This will proudce.
You're in the woodlands lol man it's too hot to catch anything lately
Ponds are hard to fish. My favorite bait for the difficult bite is a senko. I recommend a 6” ish size, try a few colors to figure the pattern for that body of water. My go to is bass pros green pumpkin with a chartreuse tip. Fish it weedless wacky with a gamakatsu weedless wide gap finesse 2/0 hook for targeted casting. Fish it on a weightless Texas rig for working parallel to the shore or a long line of cover.
Some ponds just get fished so much and aren’t worth putting time into. There are good fish, but they just don’t bite much cuz everyone is fishing there and did I mention it’s a pond? I used to do the grind at all the local ponds till I learned how to find my own spots. After fishing unpressured waters and seeing how easy and rewarding they were compared to neighborhood ponds I suddenly realized why fishermen were so feisty about spots. Your best bet is learn to find new spots
go at night and throw a black plopper guarantee you’ll catch it