lunker82

Just hit Palestine yesterday and got nothing. I tried super shallow on the windblown northwest bank with frogs and t-rig 7" rage tail worm in black/blue, threw a jackhammer chatterbait with creature bait trailer, went to south side straight out from boat ramp and mostly worked the banks but still....notta. I will try it again, seems like a perfect bass lake so they have to be there somewhere. It was very windy.

No real honey holes, just start trying some spots out.....not sure why people are so tight lipped I personally have never kept a bass and wouldn't. Catch and release for me, if it's a nice fish just take a pic and put it back in for the next person.

Try the 9A/Baymeadows Park....just google it....not always a guarantee but there are fish in there. I've caught a couple nice ones out of there and several decent ones.

I've had luck at 9A/Baymeadows park.....caught almost a 7lber (6lb 10oz) out of there on a t-rigged berkley havoc...green I think was the color. However, I've also been there a few times and got nothing too....the ponds have been disappointing for me I guess it's the heat like Big Mike said.

Anyone got any advice on Duval/Pope ponds? thinking about doing an afternoon/evening trip out there with my kayak

Also forgot to mention.....been pretty tough lately with dog days of summer.....I've had best luck fishing the ponds from 8pm - 12am

Aaron, there are a ton of ponds around. You should try industrial park off Pritchard rd around Imeson and bulls bay. Go in evening or on weekend so businesses will be closed. I like the ponds over off Gate Parkway and Belfort Rd & AC Skinner Parkway off JTB. The only downside to any of these ponds is they're all private property. I go in evenings and on weekends and I've never had a problem. Another good one is big pond next to Walmart to the west off monument rd and tredinick parkway. I mainly use soft plastics t-rigged or a chatterbait with an added trailer to fish these ponds. I've caught some decent fish out of the ponds I listed, nothing over 4lbs but I'm sure there are some bigger.

anyone having any luck lately around Jax ponds?

Just left another good pond in Arlington that I know has bass in it and still nothing, something has em closed mouth tonight. Waste of a full moon.

I'm just now leaving Pritchard Rd Industrial Park, been fishing since 7pm and nothing but GAR!!!! I tried small square bills, berkley pit boss t-rigged, bitters paddle tail and vibe....used mostly green pumpkin and purple/black when it got dark and still nothing. Even tried my black/blue chatter bait...nothing!! The ponds look good and I've read a lot of user's posts saying they're good but that's just fishing I guess. Maybe all the rain got the water too murked up. I did catch a nice 3lber out of UNF a couple weeks ago. Dropped kayak in the lake with the bridge and caught a few using big worms t-rigged in the morning.

I was going north on MLK coming from downtown/Matthews Bridge, turned right on Canal and pond was right there on the right...big L shape pond right? I don't doubt they're there, it's big enough pond to hold some nice ones and I def saw some smaller ones in there. Do you use weighted hooks or just texas rigged senkos with no weight at all?

5lbs, I tried your pond on Canal....nothing. I don't even know how you fish that with it being so thick with weeds/grass all the way around. I tried to skip my frog across it but no hits. I threw a worm and couple soft baits past grass and fished back but still got nothing. Got tired of cleaning all the grass/weeds off every cast.

Fished UNF this morning, caught 2 decent ones from bridge by just sight casting at them. Also caught a 1lber at pond behind publix at beach/kernan. All went for t-rigged watermelon colored worm.

5lbs, I'm headed out that way in a lil bit I might stop by for a few on Canal and see if I can get one...is it little pond at dead end of canal oe one just right off Mlk?

Anyone getting any luck with Jax area ponds? I'm getting antsy as bass fishing has been challenging for me lately. Any methods working?