Early Spring Pond Fishing

It has been in the 50's for the past week in central Ohio. Any ideas on
lures and techniques when fishing from pond shore.

Look for old deltas where water runs into the pond. Try night crawlers
along the edges of the delta. If that doesn't produce or you prefer
artificials try a very slow presentation with small plastic worms along the
edge working from deep to shallow.

If that still doesn't produce then try working the hump in the middle of the
pond if its a bulldozed pond. They almost all have a hump in the middle.
If the shore line is higher than the surround ground then it quite likely is
a bull dozed pond.

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"rorsborn" wrote in message
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It has been in the 50's for the past week in central Ohio. Any ideas on
lures and techniques when fishing from pond shore.

One of the best lures for fishing cold water is the jig-n-pig. This time of
year I still use a 3/16-ounce jig and a #101 Uncle Josh real pork chuck.

I cast it to visible targets and let it fall to the bottom on a semi tight
line (watching the line like a hawk for any movement or sudden slack). If
it makes it to the bottom, I twitch it in place for a few seconds and then
slowly drag it in on a very slow steady retrieve. I also use a 3-1/2"
tubebaits as well and both are very effective for fishing the cold waters of
this time of year.

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Craig Baugher

"rorsborn" wrote in message
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It has been in the 50's for the past week in central Ohio. Any ideas on
lures and techniques when fishing from pond shore.

The thing with shore fishing this time of year is that most of your bass
will come right on the bank (or off objects really close to the bank) so
you should look for "corners" in the bank, where you can cast directly to a
nearby bank from where you're standing. And the corners should be on the
North side of the pond. Check this out...

http://www.richz.com/fishing/articles/earlybass.html

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