I'm bummed
a bass pond appx 3 acres in size in the middle of nowhere I've fished for over 30 years appears to be kaput
it gets little to no fishing pressure ...none really, cause very few know it even exists .
and only a handful of people have permission to be on the 83 acre landlocked parcel
and they're deer hunters, not anglers
anyway, I've seen the ebb and flow of average bass size fluctuate over the 30 years I've fished it .
be a few years of average size 1 to 1.5 pounders or a few years of 2.5 to 3 pound average or a few years of 1/2 to 3/4 pound dinks
ALWAYS lots of fish to catch though, and the "big fish" year cycles are worth the mile hike thru the woods.
cause not only will a decent angler hook a couple dozen 3 pounders in a few hours, but a few will be 4+ pound, and a legit 5+ pound hog or two can happen on any given outing as well
Only fished it once or twice since 2012 (the last big fish cycle)
I fished it several times this spring so far ...appears there's big trubble in paradise.
There's no fish to speak of
even the previous swarms of bluegill pecking at my plastics, or playing in the flats aren't there.
at minimum, I should be seeing several gils chasing my u-tail worm as I retrieve it to shore and out for another cast...but I'm not.
In three trips and maybe a total of 6 hours fishing, I've had one tiny peck (that I'm sure was a little 'gil)
and one chase at shore...a tiny minnow size "something" fish
Sump'um is WAY wrong
It's not a very deep pond.
I fear those two back to back bitter/frigid winters 3 and 4 years ago were too much and crashed the population
.L.T.A.
post edited by genieman77 - 2017/04/13 22:51:17