Largemouth Bass in Ponds

    Most bass fishermen fish ponds and if they don't, they
    are missing out on some exciting fishing.  Ponds are
    great for getting new anglers into the sport, but they can
    also produce some very big bass.  The best ponds have
    light to moderate weed growth with a good supply of
    sunfish.  

    Bass need a source of bait fish to feed on and sunfish are usually the main source of food for bass in ponds.  If you find a pond that has too many
    sunfish, the pond will most likely not have too many bass.  These sunfish are all over the bass spawning beds trying to feed.  This prevents bass from
    reproducing.  Finding the right balance of bait fish and bass can lead to some exciting fishing.

    Fishing ponds is best in spring and fall, however, you can catch a lot of bass along the shallows during the summer if you fish early morning and late
    evening.  Bass are usually close to the shoreline in ponds.  They feed on the sunfish and the sunfish stay shallow, so the bass will hang out in water just
    a little deeper so they don't have to go far for a meal.  During the middle of the day in the summer, bass will be deep because the shallows warm up so
    fast.  They are much harder to catch in deeper water.  Remember that most bass feed in the shallows, so your best chance is to catch them in the
    shallows.

    Ponds can be fished out very quickly when anglers are keeping bass.  Even the best ponds can be ruined in a few short weeks of fishermen keeping
    whatever they catch.  Ponds can only hold so many bass.  Catch and release is recommended in ponds.  When you do find that pond that offers
    unbelievable fishing, try to keep it a secret.  With some ponds, it only takes one person keeping fish to ruin a pond.   The more people you tell, the less
    likely that pond will produce quality fishing in the future.
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