not sure about pond cats - we have channel cats in the rivers here and chase them like anything else. 36 inch cats are common, with monsters topping 40 inch plus some times force putting a 9wt in your hands.

3 favorites here :
1) marabou muddlers
2) streamer (2-3 inch yellow saddle tail, purple cactus chenille body, bead chain eyes)
3) and a local favorite - the DDH leech (brown marabou tail, brown/rust diamond dubbed body, and silver bead chain eyes)

There's lots of patterns that work, but these 3 top the boxes.


darrell,