I live in the northeastern part of massachusetts and I fish primarily for largemouth bass because that is the main species of bass in the local ponds in my area. However there are a few kettle ponds that I fish that have smallmouth bass in them but unfortunately for me there are far more largemouth. How can I go about targeting just the smallmouth bass. My pond is gin clear, visibility is near 19ft and the ponds average depth is 25 ft there is an abundance of crawfish, three species of trout, an abundance of largemouth sunfish and some perch. Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you

If there are areas of the pond with rocks that might be a good place to start. Maybe throw a tube or fish a tube on a drop shot to locate them.

Habitat & Forage might be the key......do you have a small boat to explore the pond, or are you bank bound? Sounds like a really fun place to fish. Cheers.

oh yeah i forgot to tell you that I am fishing out of a boat with a trolling motor and the entire pond bottom is covered with rocks and logs and some sand. i have targeted the smallies before with dropshots on deep drop offs and rock piles as well as with tubes but so far i have only caught largemouth.

Try sizeing down and fishing those same areas. You may have to use a heavier weight to get the lure pass the smaller largies on the way down, cause they love them smaller baits also. This could work and if not, hey, your still catching bass so enjoy!!

I've done my share of smallie fishing on the Quabbin in our state and can only tell you what we do to get on fish. Start off by dissecting the lake or pond you are fishing. Find the deepest water and the structure breaks leading to it.

Scout these areas, with your sonar, until you find bait. Structure (changes in bottom contours) with bait on them, is a sure indication that smallmouth bass will be frequenting the area. Understand that in summer, smallmouths will search out those structures which are deepest and hold the bait fish they need to survive on.

Once you locate several areas which you are confident meet this criteria, start fishing! I'd highly recommend the drop shot as a starting point. JMO!

crestliner2008 has the best advice I would offer; fish Drop offs, or near fallen trees.

I fish a place with a different problem, you could cut off a piece of your shoe and catch a smallie, large-mouth are a treat here.