Recently, I've had the privilege of fishing at a friends pond. I've only used artificial lures while there. And while pond fish may not react the same to lures as lake fish, I've noticed a couple things:
- Big sunfish and any size bass will attack minnow spinners. I use a Strike King Pro Series 2" minnow with spinner blades. This little minnow spinner has worked magic on those fish. I had sunfish and bass hammering the lure. The bass weren't monsters, in fact, they weren't even big, but on my ultralight, they gave a fun fight.
- I noticed that the bass like to hang out near a tree line with a drop off. That way they can get to cool water quick, have access to food that falls from the tree, and be in the shade at the same time. Perfect place to fish!
- If you find a bed of sunfish, cast a jig out past them, and reel in the jig, letting it fall to the bottom before making it rise. Or, reeling in slowly and steadily while twitching the lure may work as well.
Here are some of the fish I caught on the minnow:
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| Nice size bluegill |
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| Small Largemouth |
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| I don't know what fish this is...bluegill with spots? |
Before I close, I would like to mention that I now have a Cabela's Wind River fly reel. It works great, and it's nice and shiny! Keep fishing and prep for hunting!
