Hot n Tot

Went yesterday. It's 2 hours north to the one in Memphis TN.

I have had my best fishing day this year fishing from the bank. I went out mid March walking the bank of a local lake. I caught 11 bass in two hours that averaged 4-1/2 pounds with the largest two weighting 8 and 9 pounds. I have a boat. My largest catch from my boat this year is 3 pounds. So, you don't need a boat to catch fish. I fish from the bank early in the year. Most people are not fishing yet, and the spots that can be fished from the bank have not had much fishing pressure. As the weather warms and more people start fishing, most spots that can be fished from the bank receive a lot of fishing pressure, and the fish can be pretty hard to catch in these places.

When the wind is blowing I look for coves that the wind it blowing into. This piles the baitfish in the back of the cove, and the bass will really nail them. If the fish are not in the coves, I fish the downwind side of main lake points. Bass will wait on the downwind side to ambush baitfish that are blown across the point. Most people will not fish the wind, and you will usually have these types of places to yourself.

I agree that fish are more active in a rain, especially during the summer. I fish a buzzbait, spinnerbait, or a pop'r in a light rain. If it's raining hard, I stay at the house. I look for the fish in shallow flats next to creek channels or around structure or over hanging limbs next to the bank.

Bassin4life has it right. When the water temp gets over about 75 degrees in the shallows the bass go to deeper, cooler water. Fish the main channel.

You say that the pond is only two feet deep, very small, and clear. If this is the case, you may be spooking the fish from the bank. Try staying back several feet from the edge of the water and making a few cast. Also, try fishing smaller lures, H&H spinnerbaits, 4" worms, etc. The fish in this small pond are probably accustomed to small forage and a larger bait would be unnatural.