Private lakes and ponds

Jumped out on that little pond the other day. Was a great 20 minutes of tossing lines. Fish after fish. Take a look at the Tuna!! (Just a perch) I kept a few pan fish. Didn’t have phone while fishing. Caught a lot of little bass. 

Hit the little pond today. Good bite. Bass were aggressive and roaming very shallow. Gills all up in the shallows. Crappie were on beds in 2-3 fow. Tons of action. Tons of movement. Nothing huge, but I would not have starved today. One decent sized crappie. Others were 8”. I wear a size 13. That fish was 11” or so. I’ll take it. Tight Linez Boyz

Went out on Sunday as the temps were dropping, it was cold, warm water steaming. Crappies were very warm to the touch. Went to my local pond to a spawning grounds, shallow water. They were there in great numbers and dressed for the occasion in black tuxedos. 1/32 pink jig tipped with 1” gulp minnow under slip float.

I’m not finding crappies shallow anymore at the pond. Could it be that gills got so aggressive or they moved out deeper, I’m thinking the ladder. Went out today for an hour and couldn’t keep gills off 1/32 jig with 1” gulp alive minnow under slip bobber, they were all over.

Pond fished today for an hour and the fishing has turned on with this warm up. Gills sun bathing and very aggressive, and crappies near the bank. Started with 1” gulp minnow, then switched to 1.5” blue ice plastic to keep the gills off. 

Out on the pond again for an hour, northern calm bay protected from the wind with full sun beaming. Cookie cutter crappies today right by the bank in 2-3 fow, pink jig about a foot down under slip float, I tipped it with a gulp minnow. Fish every cast and swallowing the bait, no crappie nibbles needed. LM also said hello. 

Great report fellas !  Shorewood area ponds I’m using a duo reallis jerkbait targeting the bass plenty of 12-14 inchers on a 5-7 second pause alternating with a spro mcstick
Definitely gonna get better soon 80s next week!!
I’ll give some updates on heidieke when the wind calms down it gets interesting in the winds

You bet bobo69 and tight lines! Hit the pond at noon for an hour today right before the rain and hail came pouring down. Fishing was excellent, crappies, gills, and bass. Fish were pushed very close to bank in shallow water. Aggressive bite, fish on every cast. Used my ultralight setup, ice jig with plastic under slip float, didn’t have time to upsize my presentation. Nothing huge but great numbers.

Twinstone, thank you for sharing your experience, knowledge and rigs in a very clear concise way. The pictures are clear and helpful. I've always done poorly from ice out until hot weather hits, hopefully with your input that will change. Tight lines!

I fish similarly but use 1/16 jig head and different plastics. Go to plastic are the Kailins Scrubs in multiple colors depending on water clarity. Favorite is TN shad with blood belly. Works for crappie, bass, bluegill and basically anything swimming.