New Member: Hi all, Just retired Ironworker. Moving back to the farm to help my dad. California to Arkansas. We got 3 farm ponds with Bass and Sunfish. I have fished these ponds for...

CaptainJack88 Loc: Quitman AR

Hi all,
Just retired Ironworker. Moving back to the farm to help my dad. California to Arkansas. We got 3 farm ponds with Bass and Sunfish. I have fished these ponds for years. 5 # is the biggest Large Mouth taken.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

CaptianJack88 wrote:

Hi all,
Just retired Ironworker. Moving back to the farm to help my dad. California to Arkansas. We got 3 farm ponds with Bass and Sunfish. I have fished these ponds for years. 5 # is the biggest Large Mouth taken.

Welcome to the Stage Jack. Farm ponds can be incredibly fun to fish. Tight Lines and don't forget,we love pictures.

CaptainJack88 Loc: Quitman AR

Thanks for the reply 👍
The smallest pond (1/2 acre +-) needs some maintenance to remove water plants and trees to get more sunlight on the water.
I can catch fish regularly, but they are small. Still fun with light tackle.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

CaptianJack88 wrote:

Thanks for the reply 👍
The smallest pond (1/2 acre +-) needs some maintenance to remove water plants and trees to get more sunlight on the water.
I can catch fish regularly, but they are small. Still fun with light tackle.

If you harvest some of the smaller ones, it will help the others grow bigger. One of the best things about undisturbed ponds, is that the fish are unpressured, and will hit almost anything. Don't remove too much water vegetation, as it provides oxygen and cover for the fish. Good luck.

Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅

CaptianJack88 wrote:

Hi all,
Just retired Ironworker. Moving back to the farm to help my dad. California to Arkansas. We got 3 farm ponds with Bass and Sunfish. I have fished these ponds for years. 5 # is the biggest Large Mouth taken.

Welcome to the stage glad to hear you are helping your dad 👍🏽👍🏽 Thank for the picture 👍🏽👍🏽🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐠🐠🐋🐋🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅

bobber22 Loc: Ocala, Florida

Good thoughts Fred

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

bobber22 wrote:

Good thoughts Fred

Tablerockbass Loc: Table Rock Lake

Jack! Welcome to the family! Before I moved back to my "home" lake here at Table Rock, we lived on a farm with a beautiful 5 acre pond. 1st couple of years, I beat the snot out of it, throwing all my favorites and only occasionally finding a dinky bass or bluegill. Then one fall day in 2020, I knew I was in heaven, living with exclusive access to a hog hole. That day, I caught 2 black bass over 4#, a couple smaller ones, a 2#.crappie and a big channel cat, all on topwater. Catfish will hit and scare you bigly, I found out that day. Have fun!!

Basscat91 Loc: Gravette AR

Thanks for the pictures
Looks like fun

Callshouse Loc: Arkansas

Welcome! A good natural feeder may help as well. Take a 4x4 post and drive it down in the pond as far as you can. Nail a piece of meat (any meat) to the top on the post. As it decays, flies land, lay eggs, maggots fall off into the water and boom, natural feeder. Enjoy your fishing, Cabot Arkansas here.

GARY C COPE Loc: WYTHEVILLE VA

I love pond fishing in Western Virginia

Just sold my nice fishing 🎣 Suntracker Claytor Lake is so hard to fish 🐟 Too much Native Food from the famous North bound NEW RIVER feeding into it. Just my opinion 🤷

CaptainJack88 Loc: Quitman AR

Nice fish !
Beautiful pond there too.
I have plans to explore the bigger reservoirs in the area.
I understand that the Little Red has some fine Trout.

Callshouse Loc: Arkansas

We are staying on the little red right now at JFK park. Caught these Monday afternoon. Wife caught the big brown and two rainbows.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Callshouse wrote:

We are staying on the little red right now at JFK park. Caught these Monday afternoon. Wife caught the big brown and two rainbows.

Nice catching Callshouse. That Brown is a fatty. Thanks for sharing.

bobber22 Loc: Ocala, Florida

Females are like that. OMG what did I say ?