What's your opinion of fishing stocked ponds?
I think its a great time, confidence booster, and a good way to manage your private pond. We culled about five 1lbs but pulled out about 5 of this big boys. Pond is doing great.
I dunno about ya'll.. but I think blue gill tastes great! If it weren't for all the bones I might prefer it more than bass! Caught this honker of a long ear. Just at 1lb!
Awesome Sunday with some good friends and family.
Yes, in many cases, you will get more bites after it rains. As the barometric pressure stabilizes after rain, fish will return to normal feeding patterns.
Take advantage of this window and fish areas with high water flow!
The first thing to look for after a period of heavy rain is concentrated areas of water movement. This would be areas such as creek mouths, waterfalls, and even concrete dams and water structure.
The reason for this is because fish will stage up in these areas waiting to ambush food as it’s pushed by. The heavy rainfall increases the water current and can actually create a fishing frenzy!
Use large, aggressive baits after heavy rain. Topwater baits such as poppers and buzz baits can work very well when targeting bass. Swimbaits work well for nearly all species, especially if you let the current naturally drift your bait.
If you are fishing an area without any current, keep an eye out for surface activity. Some species of fish may rise or fall within the water column as their swim bladders adjust to rising water levels.
It’s not uncommon to spot smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, northern pike, or muskie swimming just beneath the surface in shallow water after heavy rain.
My buddy and I absolutely crushed some post spawn females. All on brush piles in about 8-15 feet of water, caught on 10 inch black/blue worms. It was almost getting stupid towards the end, every hook set was a 20+ inch bass. Central Oklahoma. Biggest 10 fish went for 213.5 inches. Didn’t have a scale but I’d say biggest was about 6.5 pounds and the rest were 3.5-5.5
How is everyone doing on the grand slam challenge this year?!
Anyone completed it? Are ya close? Tell us about it! We'd love to hear your stories.
I love fishing for large and small mouth but crappie fishing is probably my favorite.
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