I know there are a lot of threads on farm ponds so please forgive me if these questions are answered somewhere else.  

 

My friend and I just got access to a farm pond and so far the fishing on it has been a little slow (possibly b/c of weather).  The pond has 3-5ft of overhanging brush and trees completely surrounding it, where most of the fish like to hang out under.  Is there a good way to fish those areas or lure the bass out away from the bank?  I caught a couple nice bass by throwing straight into overhanging limbs, but we spend way too much time being tangled up that way.  

 

The only thing we've really had success with is a couple bass on spinners, and I caught a couple decent fish by drop shotting 6" blue yum worms (both within 10 minutes, and then nothing for the next 6 hours).  I've never used that kind of rig before, but since it's something I don't even have to keep an eye on I'll probably keep doing that.  The water is extremely muddy however, and will likely stay that way so I'm also wondering if anyone would have any advice for plastic worm size/color selection?  Also about how far off the bottom should I keep my worm?

 

Thanks so much for any advice!

I know there are a lot of threads on farm ponds so please forgive me if these questions are answered somewhere else.

My friend and I just got access to a farm pond and so far the fishing on it has been a little slow (possibly b/c of weather). The pond has 3-5ft of overhanging brush and trees completely surrounding it, where most of the fish like to hang out under. Is there a good to fish those areas or lure the bass out away from the bank? I caught a couple nice bass by throwing straight into overhanging limbs, but we spend way too much time being tangled up that way.

The only thing we've really had success with is a couple bass on spinners, and I caught a couple decent fish by drop shotting 6" blue yum worms (both within 10 minutes, and then nothing for the next 6 hours). I've never used that kind of rig before, but since it's something I don't even have to keep an eye on I'll probably keep doing that. The water is extremely muddy however, and will likely stay that way so I'm also wondering if anyone would have any advice for plastic worm size/color selection? Also about how far off the bottom should I keep my worm?

Thanks so much for any advice!

Buzzbaits till the sun goes down and you can't see anything!

Buzzbaits till the sun goes down and you can't see anything!

Ah cool, thanks for the suggestion!  I haven't really fished any buzz baits (besides my buzz plug jr before) so I'll have to try that! 

Buzzbait, 1/4 oz spinner bait, 7" power worm. Cover every inch of the pond you can.

Watch out for the bull

Buzzbait, 1/4 oz spinner bait, 7" power worm. Cover every inch of the pond you can.

The question is fully answered here..

Skip some texas rigs under the branches.

If the water isn't on the clear side, you can flip, or pitch to gain access under the overhanging limbs. If the water is clear, you can skip a tube or frog up under them. Depending on your casting accuracy, I would recommend avoiding treble hooked baits cast toward shore, but you could tune a crank to run to the right or left and cast parallel to the shore. The bait would then run under the limbs on the retrieve. I do this when fishing a long line of docks. Those fish see a ton of jigs and such, but rarely a crank banging into the pilings and scooting under the dock.

Buzzbait, 1/4 oz spinner bait, 7" power worm. Cover every inch of the pond you can.

 

 

Indeed ... You'll be fine with all of the above if the pond has little to no vegetation or moss.   

 

However, you'll tear up most small lakes and farm ponds on a 4" - 5" senko whacky style.  Slow retrieval w/ two flick of the rod.  99% of strikes come on the drop.  A crucial attribute of a whacky rigged senko is you can drop it through openings in thick vegetation that most ponds around me seem to have these days.

 

Another go-to is a black frog.  I've been using plastic frogs made by Gambler with a wide hook.  It too is weedless.  They're also a heck of a lot less expensive and just as effective as single frog lures that cost over $10.  As far as the color, I was told bass see black better and I seem to be well informed.  

 

Good luck! 

 

Good luck!