Spent Saturday through Monday at our family property in north central MO. Property has a 7 acre pond and a 2 acre pond. 

 

Saturday evening I fished the 7 acre pond from the johnboat. It was insane. Both in numbers and size. I caught at least 30 in less than 3 hours, and I would estimate the biggest couple were in the 4-5 pound range, and multiples in the 3 pound range. They are in the middle of the spawn right now. Males were hitting up against the bank guarding the nests, and females were generally sitting out a hair deeper, just outside the bank weedline. The water was muddy (less than a foot of visibility). A junebug 6th Sense Divine Shakey worm caught all of them, t-rigged weightless. Best approach was to cast it actually up on the bank, drag it in the water slowly so no plop to spook the fish, and if it didn't get hit right at the bank, drag it slowly across the weeds and let it drop at the deeper edge of the weeds. 

 

Sunday and Monday in the big pond were not quite as insane, but still really really good. Same 6th Sense worm but in Nirvana (green pumpkin and blue) seemed to work better. Also, in between trips out on the big pond, I fished the smaller pond. The little guys (1 pounders) were also guarding the nest. They were just attacking with hatred anything that would come near. The small pond is nearly crystal clear and choked with weeds. I caught a lot of them on a "bream" (green pumpkin and blue) 4" Yum Dinger. Also just for fun I tried out a Bass Pro Shops 3" hellgrammite in green pumpkin, t-rigged weightless. I use it a lot for creek smallmouths--the pond largemouths seemed to like it a lot too.

 

Attaching just a couple of pics. I actually got tired of taking my phone out to take fish selfies. 

 

 

Sounds like a heck of a trip! 

 

Great day, great fish    

 

Roger

Nicely Done ~

Congrats

A-Jay

 

Sweeeeeeet

That’s a fishing trip right there! Congrats! 

so jealous.  One day, I have a dream on owning a property with pond and stocked with bass.  You are sooo lucky!!!