i want smallies in my courses ponds

I saw this also. I think it would be pretty cool, but any population of bluegill in a body of water that small and the smallies are gone.

Haha!!

 take heed....they seem like a "fullest extent of the law" type of crew.

 

funniest part is that water is pretty nasty, as it is reclaimed/affluent water. Which means it is crap/tick water that has been filtered.

I find it amusing that the newscaster said "snag a tasty treat." I'm assuming whoever is fishing those ponds is probably c&r'ing those fish, but who knows.

 

I'm actually somewhat doubtful that they were indeed smallies. Could be, but my gut tells me that this was mis-reported. In the video it's really hard to tell, they could be LMB.

Look like largemouth to me, the ones that could be seen very clearly at least. That shallow, mud bottom pond certainly doesn't scream smallmouth habitat to me. I'm guessing anyone that refers to a bass as "A tasty treat" probably couldn't tell what kind it was anyhow.

Look like largemouth to me, the ones that could be seen very clearly at least. That shallow, mud bottom pond certainly doesn't scream smallmouth habitat to me. I'm guessing anyone that refers to a bass as "A tasty treat" probably couldn't tell what kind it was anyhow.

Thats exactly what i was thinking. lol

So let's announce it on the local news to make sure no one goes and fishes there.

I'd def go there if I saw that story on the news

_{Largemouth- -Smallie in background picture at the news desk but again they don't have a clue-- All that says to me is -COME ON IN}

 take heed....they seem like a "fullest extent of the law" type of crew.

 

funniest part is that water is pretty nasty, as it is reclaimed/affluent water. Which means it is crap/tick water that has been filtered.

 

No not exactly. Reclaimed can be storm water runoff as well, which would include fertalizer and stuff like that. It is a golf course where woudl a WWTP be outfalling to? Lol Basically what recliamed is and why you cannot drink it is because it doesn't have a high enough does of clorene to KEEP contaminents out and/or is has residual chemicals from the treatment process. Oh and WWTPs outfall to some very public places, one right at the mouth of tampa bay, up on the potomac, blue plains biggest WTTP in the US dumps out right there.....Here is a good one though, the proposed reclaimed drinking water slogane for Tampa was "from your ass to a glass" dubbed by the opposition LOL

I fish a place deep in the woods that holds big bass like that. If you stand on the 4' elevated shore above the water you can see the long black lines moving in the water in the shaded areas across from me. Hint they eat sunfish.

I think it's funny that he told us about the other pond that they're in as well. I'm pretty sure that was a LMB as well.

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since I work in the Golf industry I know what effluent water is(sorry I spelt it wrong earlier).......and it comes from sewage treatment plants, MOST of the time. Not all the time, but mostly, especially out west where water is scarce. This course is out west(AZ) so I can almost guarantee it is sewage/waste plant treated water sold to the golf course for cheap. 

 

 

Yeah, they put it on the local news, not as an invite, but a warning.

I guess nobody listened to the part where you will be cited for trespassing.

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since I work in the Golf industry I know what effluent water is(sorry I spelt it wrong earlier).......and it comes from sewage treatment plants, MOST of the time. Not all the time, but mostly, especially out west where water is scarce. This course is out west(AZ) so I can almost guarantee it is sewage/waste plant treated water sold to the golf course for cheap. 

 

 

Yeah, they put it on the local news, not as an invite, but a warning.

I guess nobody listened to the part where you will be cited for trespassing.

 

Yeah, but now every fisherman in the area that watched that news story knows there are fish, and some nice ones at that, in that golf pond.  It's not going to stop people from going there after hours when no one is there, and now a whole lot of people know about it.

 

Albuquerque is in New Mexico BTW

I always thought of golf course ponds as holding bass even before I started fishing for them so never saw that as unusual. They do look like largemouths and I think on a couple shots I see a faint, but distinct horizontal line.

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since I work in the Golf industry I know what effluent water is(sorry I spelt it wrong earlier).......and it comes from sewage treatment plants, MOST of the time. Not all the time, but mostly, especially out west where water is scarce. This course is out west(AZ) so I can almost guarantee it is sewage/waste plant treated water sold to the golf course for cheap. 

 

 

Yeah, they put it on the local news, not as an invite, but a warning.

I guess nobody listened to the part where you will be cited for trespassing.

 

Nah man wasn't saying you were wrong or anything. I was just saying it really isn't as bad as you portrayed it, reclaimed just means non potable whether from storm or a WWTP. The treatment the water goes through before it is sold back to that golf course or where ever, they sprinkle with it around here and it is unavoidable when the spriklers are going, is a 100% treated. It is refered to as "plant" water a lot. Good for process but can't hook up to they eye wash/shower stations because it doesn't meet drinking water standards(which check out bottle water it is worse than reclaimed LOL as there are no standards).

fair enough...... I think we can all agree we wouldnt want to swim in it, or at least I wouldnt. LMAO

 

Albuquerque is in New Mexico BTW

 

LMAO , I guess I am the one not paying attention to the video!!!!! where I came up with AZ I dont know.....guess I had Pheonix on the mind.

 

On the other hand, I guess I should be glad my foot fits my mouth huh? HAHAHHAAHA

LONNNNNG summer on the golf course this year is my only defense, will you buy that?

fair enough...... I think we can all agree we wouldnt want to swim in it, or at least I wouldnt. LMAO

There's a local park here with reclaimed sewer water that has some really nice bass in it. Pond doesn't stink and water is usually fairly clear. It does grow a lot of algae though. I fish it once in awhile and have caught some nice ones but like you said I certainly wouldn't want to swim in it or eat any fish out of it and I make sure my dog doesn't get in the water or try to drink it.