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Fly Fishing Reports => Warm Water Species => Topic started by: Al on March 31, 2021, 11:46:47 AM

Title: Local Bass Pond
Post by: Al on March 31, 2021, 11:46:47 AM
Got out to one of my local (Fayetteville NC) bass ponds yesterday. This particular pond has a healthy crop of bass. I went solo. Wanted to test the waters before putting someone in the front of the canoe.
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It took awhile but they started coming to hand. Ya' I know I'm not fly fishing but it is still fun. Plus, it is difficult to fly fish when you're solo in a canoe.
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Back end of pond is very weedy with growth coming within 6-10 inches of the surface. Trick was to remove all weight from floating worm and bring it back across top of weeds. Once I figured that out I nailed several in consecutive casts
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Nothing big this time. The ponds holds bass in the 6-8 pound range. Maybe next time. Need someone to hold down the front of the canoe. It is a bitch trying to fish solo with the wind spinning you around.

Title: Re: Local Bass Pond
Post by: Michael Toris on March 31, 2021, 14:36:55 PM
A weightless worm bite is always a hoot. Anybody eating topwater yet?
Title: Re: Local Bass Pond
Post by: Al on March 31, 2021, 15:12:58 PM
Quote from: WMT on March 31, 2021, 14:36:55 PMA weightless worm bite is always a hoot. Anybody eating topwater yet?

No, I have caught two at other places with a Whopper Plopper but tossed it here when it was where it would not get jammed with weeds without a hit.