I'm new to Maryland and I have gotten skunked the past three times out.  I've fished two reservoirs, in a boat and on shore.   All kinds of ponds too.  Throwing everything I can logically think too.

Boooooo

Onto the next part of the grieving process.  Going tomorrow morning and catching.

Yeah I had a day like that this past weekend.  For two days straight I caught about 20 fish.  Come Monday......a little dink.  :-/  I don't mind sometimes, cause when out of nowhere you do get a bite it makes it all worth it.  

It happens to all of us. I hope your luck turns soon. It seems like a lot of the Maryland fishermen on this board target smallmouth on the rivers...and do pretty well.

Cory,

I fish a client's pond in Bethesda and do very well, even wiith the current low water conditions due to the drought.

They love Senkos.  Don't know why, but they just eat up Senkos like crazy.

The wacky rig is the bet presentation.

Some will hit a crankbait; have caught only one on a spinnerbait; have caught a lot on a finesse worm rigged Texas-style with a small bullet weight; hooked and lost three on a Rat-L-Trap and caught some too; and landed a large 19 and a half inch lady on a two-inch GYBC two-inch Senko.

They will hit that Senko on the way down, too.  On one cast I thought the bait landed on a submerged tree trunk as it did not sink so noted by the line not sinking.   Then I realized that there were no tree trunks in the pond so I set the hook.  Nice two pounder on the other end.

If you have any aerators in the pond fish them.  The bass love to hang out by the aerators.

I am gong back to see the client on Septmber 14 and I will throw the Senkos but will try my luck with a jig and pig as I do not think they have seen that lure.

I am sure the bite will pick up as we approach fall and the water temperature starts to drop and when you start to get some rain in your area.

I went to Loch Raven today and caught some fish.  Some as in 3, which didn't weigh three pounds.  But they were fish!  

Thanks for the help gang

Cory,

Reaction strikes.

They bass are getting ready to "fatten up" for the winter and they will hit reaction type lures.

Buzzbaits and frogs are two type of reaction baits.

Swim a shaky head rig, bouncing it along the botton and making a disturbance.

Crankbait season is right around the corner so get your crankbaits out and get ready to do some cranking.