Just wondering if anybody has ever encountered this?I have an urban pond that I fish in and have only ever caught blue gill and warmouth..I've seen a few big catfish in there and plenty of tiny minnows but have never caught a bass no matter how hard I've tried..I've used spinner baits, plastic worms, a crank bait and even real worms with no luck.I haven't seen bass in this pond although I have seen a fish or two strike on things at the surface but I'm thinking those strikes were probably from blue gill..just trying to figure out why the neighbourhood when it was being built would have stocked the pond with everything but bass.there are other natural ponds and lakes in this neighborhood that have bass in them but this one I'm not sure..any recommendations on a bait I can use that only bass eat and not the others in the pond? Thanks

There may have been Bass in there at one point in time, or they may have intentionally stocked it with only blue gill, warmouth, and catfish to be more of a "kid" lake. Or they may have been trying to eliminate competition for the catfish, so by having fish like bluegill and warmouth for the cats to feed on they may have been hoping for a good population of decent sized catfish combined with the same for bluegill and warmouth. I really cant think of one outside of going with larger baits than a bluegill/warmouth just literally could not fit in their mouths, although I had a large bluegill hit my zara spook yesterday. I have caught catfish using plastic worms, spinner baits, and buzz baits so no, I can not think of something you could throw that would elimintae all 3 species of fish. If you are not catching bass out of that lake and have gone on several occasions using multiple methods then I would reccomend just going to the other lakes in the subdivision.

 

Give someone a fish and they will eat for a day, teach somone to fish and they will sit in a boat all day and drink beer.

That's really strange.  I've never heard of only stocking bluegill, catfish and warmouth without bass.  Maybe whoever in charge of stocking simply forgot, or took the day off.

 

And as Abuss55 said above bluegill, warmouth and catfish can and will attack just about any bass lure. 

I can't help but wonder if there are going to be some pretty darn big catfish in there...

i have just caught my first blue gills this year. man they fight to the death for a lil thing.  i use an amp jr. at some ponds fishing for bass but the crappie and blue gill love it.  

i have just caught my first blue gills this year. man they fight to the death for a lil thing.  i use an amp jr. at some ponds fishing for bass but the crappie and blue gill love it.  

 

Yep, it isn't just because they taste good that makes bluegill so popular.  They're aggressive, smart, brave, playful, tough and very strong for their size.  Their body shape gives them an odd leverage to pull and fight hard. 

I fish for them frequently and love every minute of it.

 

Hrangelotti - Whenever the bass aren't biting at the other ponds and lakes,  you might as well have some fun fishing that bass-less pond you mentioned with UL tackle and 2-4 pound line.  Sounds like panfish heaven

I caught a bass on a piece of cut bream (catfishing) in a local rock quarry where countless people had told me there were no bass. It was clear enough you could see down 20'. It took something real down maybe 50' to catch one.

 

I've come to believe there are very few bodies of water, at least around here, with no bass in them. I guess in an urban area where anyone can get to them, it could be fished out. Or it could be so pressured they'll only bite live bait or eat at night.

Kansas City's urban ponds and small lakes managed by the city parks department do not have bass. There are lakes in the metro area co-managed by MDC and the city/county where they are located and those contain bass. I just assumed it was this way in every large urban area.