Nick Church Pond fishing has always been of interest to me but I never really got into it until recently. I fish a lot from my boat, video different things and then write about it, so I thought “why not do this with fishing ponds.” There are so many ponds down here in South Louisiana and so I wanted to find them, fish them, video what I was doing and then write about the adventure. I didn’t really know how to start it or what to record but after the first adventure out I’m hooked. (No pun intended) The sport of fishing has always been about learning and having fun. No matter if I am catching or not, I am always reviewing what I am doing and seeking ways to get better and become more confident in what I am doing. My first Pond Hopping adventure started out on a hot Saturday where the temps were nearing the 90-degree mark. I have always seen the ponds to the right off I-10 heading north between Old Spanish Trail and Fremeaux exit and I thought that would be the place to start. I pulled in the only access point I knew off behind the town homes and walked down the trail only to be welcomed by LOTS of vegetation mats. I threw a swim bait over the mats as far as I could but it was just too much. I walked around and made my way into the town home entrance and asked some people that lived there if they knew people that fished those ponds. No one really knew much but I asked if they minded me trying a few areas around the homes and they didn’t seem to mind. It is always a good idea to ask if you can before fishing a pond. I am already getting word from people about fishing certain ponds and so we will have a lot more articles and videos coming soon. That pond seems that it would be good for some kayak fishing, which I intend to get soon, and so I got back in the truck and headed almost directly across the road over to another pond I knew about at Behrman St. and Coast Blvd. off Old Spanish Trail. When coming upon a pond you can usually tell if it is fished or not by looking for where people fish from the bank. This one has a lot of open area to fish and you can tell that people fish this quit a bit. I pulled over on the street and the sun was high and it was hot and muggy. Usually on a boat during these conditions you are looking for structure and shade, as there is where Bass tend to hang out during these times. In ponds you don’t have current because it is land locked and so hoping to find bass feeding on bait fish gets tricky. I noticed a few openings that had some trees that hung over the water and also there was some rocky embankment that I could through to. I took out the wacky rig with a finesse trick worm, which is a must have bait for pond fishing, and threw it to the rocks. Sure enough first cast he smacked the bait and it was on. I didn’t fish that pond very long as it was really hot out and I had already spent most my time on the other pond but I ended up with 3 nice bass out of the second pond and learned a lot for my up coming posts.
