I HAVE A POND THAT HAS A GOOD VEGITATION AND ITS GOOD IN THE SUMMER BUT NOT IN WINTER MABYE ITS ME MABYE ITS THE POND PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE THANKS.

BART

-- Bart levi (bassmaster11_7@yahoo.com), March 26, 2002

Answers

More info Bart. How big? Like acre feet. How deep? Source of water? Is the water flowing into the pond 24/7? What lives there? What is "successful" to you? What type of soil and what are your weather extremes and averages. :) Little Quacker

-- Little Quacker (carouselxing@juno.com), March 26, 2002.

hey

-- bart levi (bassmaster11_7@yahoo.com), March 26, 2002.

muddy water its 3 acers about 20 feet fresh water no flowing water and theres crappie bass perch catfish carp mud at bottom and it gets about 95 degrees

-- bart levi (bassmaster11_7@yahoo.com), March 26, 2002.

So, what is "successful" or not to you? Do you mean you don't catch fish in the winter? Our fish go dormant during the winter here and don't bite on anything. Is that what's happening with yours? LQ

-- Little Quacker (carouselxing@juno.com), March 26, 2002.

average at the pond is 3 bass so i expect to cacth 2 but dont cacth anything

-- bart levi (bassmaster11_7@yahoo.com), March 26, 2002.

Do what I do and take a twelve pack when you go fishing,this way you're guaranteed to catch something!

-- Dave (duckthis1@mybogusemail.com), March 27, 2002.

Bart, From my experience Bass are not that active during the winter. They do feed, but very passively. I have caught Bass while ice fishing but it is unusual. They would hit on very small ice flies, possibly your fishing for them to aggresively with to big a lure/bait. The perch and crappie are good cold weather fish. Maybe you should concentrate on them and save the bass for warmer weather.

-- JJ Grandits (JJGBDF@aol.com), March 27, 2002.

Thanks i will try that.

-- Bart Levi (bassmaster11_7@yahoo.com), March 27, 2002.

Hi Bart,

Just wanted to mention that when you're posting, please turn the "caps" off. Typing in all caps is considered screaming.

As for the bass, you don't say where the pond is located. Fish often slow down when the season heads for winter, they "stock up" during early autumn, then go into a bit of dormancy during a time when food is not usually readily available.

-Chelsea

-- Chelsea (rmbehr@istar.ca), March 27, 2002.

In winter you sometimes have to fish extremely slow and present small lures.

-- r.h. in okla. (rhays@sstelco.com), March 27, 2002.