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Early on Saturday morning we scouted out a small mill on the eastern shore. It had rained a fair amount the night before and it appeared to have flushed some of the duckweed from the surface.
This was our first time fishing this body of water. The pond is somewhat L shaped and the upper reaches turn into a small creek that runs thru a cypress swamp.
We saw fish immediately, but as we moved up stream, we caught nothing. Eventually we turned and went downstream to the dam area where there were good numbers of sunfish and crappie. Most of the fish were small and in the direct sun it was getting hot, so we decided to explore the upper end once again.
Farther up, the creek narrowed considerably and we found a few patches of lily pads and scattered areas of cypress stumps. Seeing and feeling these large stumps is an experience as many are large and obviously very old.
I fished an old school nightcrawler rig under a bobber some, and from the back rod holder I towed my favorite rig, a pair of small jigs. It is the "dead stick" jigs that often catches most of the fish. Today was no different as the tandem jigs caught the majority of the fish (bluegill, crappie and a brown bullhead).
The best fishing was around lily pad patches and over the stumps. The fish appeared healthy, but were considerably smaller than fish from the main river. This was surprising as the pond seemed to have plenty of forage.
I saw some large swirls but did not spend much time bass fishing. I did live line a small bluegill and had something grab it but it did not seem to be aggressive.
Although we caught good numbers of fish, most of them seemed a little reluctant to feed. Maybe they were already full from food that was flushed out in the storm or maybe the sudden change in water was a factor.
Despite the overall small size of fish, I want to return and explore more areas. This looks like a good place to seek out pickerel in the fall.
This was probably the most beautiful pond we have fished in terms of cypress trees and other scenery.
This was our first time fishing this body of water. The pond is somewhat L shaped and the upper reaches turn into a small creek that runs thru a cypress swamp.
We saw fish immediately, but as we moved up stream, we caught nothing. Eventually we turned and went downstream to the dam area where there were good numbers of sunfish and crappie. Most of the fish were small and in the direct sun it was getting hot, so we decided to explore the upper end once again.
Farther up, the creek narrowed considerably and we found a few patches of lily pads and scattered areas of cypress stumps. Seeing and feeling these large stumps is an experience as many are large and obviously very old.
I fished an old school nightcrawler rig under a bobber some, and from the back rod holder I towed my favorite rig, a pair of small jigs. It is the "dead stick" jigs that often catches most of the fish. Today was no different as the tandem jigs caught the majority of the fish (bluegill, crappie and a brown bullhead).
The best fishing was around lily pad patches and over the stumps. The fish appeared healthy, but were considerably smaller than fish from the main river. This was surprising as the pond seemed to have plenty of forage.
I saw some large swirls but did not spend much time bass fishing. I did live line a small bluegill and had something grab it but it did not seem to be aggressive.
Although we caught good numbers of fish, most of them seemed a little reluctant to feed. Maybe they were already full from food that was flushed out in the storm or maybe the sudden change in water was a factor.
Despite the overall small size of fish, I want to return and explore more areas. This looks like a good place to seek out pickerel in the fall.
This was probably the most beautiful pond we have fished in terms of cypress trees and other scenery.
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