CeeJay

Agreed. You should see the looks I get when I bring out my 10ft reel-less cane pole. I can't read the minds of other anglers, but I'm quite sure they think I have no idea what I'm doing. When in fact, I know exactly what I'm doing...I'm having fun catching panfish along the river bank.

Yeah, it's a derogatory term for bank anglers using natural bait who keep their fish. Kind of like "minnow dunker" and similar terms. As anglers we should really try to be careful about elitism. Anyone who legally catches and keeps their fish shouldn't be looked down upon.

Realistically, that would indeed be the best solution. They could then release any tadpoles, salamanders and minnows they want to remain in the pond, and keep and remove the goldfish. But If they decided on that, I wouldn't be needed haha. The only reasons I volunteered to angle for those goldfish is because it will give me a chance to try out micro fishing for the first time, I enjoy challenges, and also gives me a reason to go back to Virginia where I used to live.

Hey there and welcome. BR is a great site and lots of good people here. There's also a nice forum here for other species (pike, panfish, etc.)...and it's much more active and helpful than any I've seen elsewhere.

They want to give them to a person who takes in unwanted pets and fish. People also drop off injured squirrels, turtles, birds, etc.

haha yeah but they want the goldfish to be alive when I remove them. Also can't introduce any more fish into the pond. Though I'm pretty sure people have released a variety of fish in there before...a cichlid would be cool. Always wanted to catch one

Hula Popper for me, followed by Rebel CrickPopper, as well as the largest fly-fishing poppers I can find. I love poppers

Yeah it'll be interesting for sure. I just can't appear to be having too much fun or they'll probably say, "ok that's enough lets just drain the pond" No date has been set yet, we're waiting for the camp field trips to wrap up. They don't want the kids seeing me fishing in the pond and get the idea that it's allowed to the general public.

haha

By offset it is meant that the hook point is veered off either to the left or right when viewed from above. A straight hook has the point completely in line with the hook shank. It doesn't have to do with the z bend near the eye. And is found in many different styles of hooks, rather than just worm hooks. Hope that helps Both kirbed and reversed are offset hook points.

Yeah that's pretty much my plan. I'll surface chum first to see just how many goldfish are in there. I have a feeling it's a lot more than they think...and also who knows what other species of aquarium fish have been released into the pond. Perhaps I'll end up tangling with some fairly exotic fish I just hope I don't catch too many little turtles or frogs haha.

I actually would but this place is ultra strict about what can be put into that puddle They forbid fishing in the pond to the general public... but are allowing me (since my brother is highly respected there), to try to take out as many Goldfish as I can...and to top it off I must keep them alive for the volunteer fish keeper, who will hopefully be there at the time. I think it'll be a fun day. I'm always up for challenges and new experiences when it comes to fishing and the great outdoors. By the way, I will definitely take some pictures and maybe even try to film a bit of my battles with Goldies.

Great stuff. I have a hunter friend who supplies me with venison jerky.

I don't bring along beer anymore, I did in my younger days but dehydration + alcohol = not fun I once went fishing while sick with the flu and a fever of 102 degrees, and brought along a 6-pack. That's about all I remember of that day. Ahh, I miss those care free days sometimes. As far as snacks Jerky is good and usually what I carry with me now.

Hey were you fishing in your aquarium again? Thanks, the hook size for small Goldfish I wasn't so sure about. I have some flies in #16 size...maybe I could tip them with something scented and flavorful.

Lake "Adoubond"? Or some similar name? It's in Reston. Mark (my brother), says the bass are in the 1-3 pound range based on their studies there. Bluegills abundant but under a pound. Sounds like a typical park lake much like the ones I used to fish when I lived in NoVa.

You know what's cool though is that there's a decent bass/panfish lake about a mile away from the Nature Center. I'll be spending the entire day in the area, so if goldfishing is slow (haha that sounds funny doesn't it?) I'll break out my other tackle and hike on over to catch some bigger game...all for the purpose of learning the local aquatics, of course

I totally agree.

Haha good ole Dr. Seuss I think I'm going to chum the surface with actual fish flake food from the pet store. Once I see them feeding on the surface I'll probably use a tiny sliver of Berkley Gulp, and not bother with a float. I suppose I could also make a little mini bait balls out of the flakes as well. But I wonder if the Goldfish have learned to feed off the bugs and worms and whatever else falls into the pond. But I'm not allowed to use live bait there. There's no way I could allow myself to get skunked in this situation and in such a tiny pond....that would be rather embarrassing

I mentioned in another post that my brother works as head groundskeeper at a Nature Center in the northern VA suburbs. Basically it's a place for education and events dealing with native birds, fish, etc. Cool job for sure. Anyway they have a little oval shaped pond on the property, maybe about 20 feet in length x 12 feet width. There's a waterfall to prevent stagnation and they seem to take very good care of it. Frogs, little turtles, and various minnows call it home. But some of the nearby residents have apparently been releasing unwanted pet Goldfish into the pond. According to my brother there are about 6 Goldfish that have been spotted, ranging in size from 2-4 inches. The bosses recommended netting and killing the fish, but my brother talked them out of it. So I volunteered to do some "Micro Fishing" with rod, hook and line to remove the Goldfish. The fish I catch will be given to a local who specializes in caring for unwanted pet fish. Anyway this should be interesting I plan to use the tip section of my B'n'M panfish pole, 2lb mono, size 14 hooks, fly fishing strike indicator, and.......no idea about bait. Suggestions for little Goldfish that live in such a tiny body of water?

Green Sunfish are cool little fish. My brother works at a Nature Center over in Virginia, and they have an aquarium of little Dace and other little native minnows. But, the person in charge of netting the fish accidentally introduced a baby Green Sunfish to the tank. About a year or so later, My brother arrives on a Monday to feed the Dace that were there on the previous Friday. The Green had eaten all but two that weekend, which were huddled terrified in the corner. He then released the Green back into the local lake it was caught in. He had warned his bosses repeatedly that those Dace would end up in the belly of that Sunfish

Come on CJ, spill those secrets I have a chartreuse bucktail jig I've used successfully in stained water. I need to tie up some black hair jigs...

Cool, I was wondering about the difference between the two. Are they omnivores?

Smallmouth Buffalo, perhaps?

Just be careful of us waders and bank anglers