TWO AND ZERO
It is my second trip of the year, so it’s time to hit another pond and see what might develop. I head to a pond that I know has crappie in it. Hopefully there will be some close to the shore and I can try for them.
As I head into the pond I notice that some of the trees are missing. There used to be three large trees along the dam. They were very nice things to triangulate positions from. I have since found out that he trees were removed as they could cause damage to the dam. The roots could make channels through the dam that would let the water leak out. That is the reason the landowner was given to take the trees out.
I can cast across the length of the dam and at the shallow end of the pond. The rest of the areas have trees that just love to eat my flies. The water is not too clear so I decide to go with a dark hare’s ear fly and a yellow boa yarn leech.
I make several casts along the dam and let the fly drop to different depths and bring it in. All of that did not bring any interest from the fish. I know that the fish must not be in this area or they would be interested in my flies!
I hike to the west end of the pond where it is shallower and I have room to make a back cast. Maybe the fish are in this area. Several casts provide no success. I know that most of the water in this area is six feet deep or less.
The sun has come out so I change the hare’s ear to a Goldie Jr to see if that might interest the fish more. Hopefully it will show up better in the water.
It did show up better in the water as I could see it sooner than I saw the yellow boa yarn leech or the dark hare’s ear. However, the fish did not seems to be residing in this area of the pond.
This is the second pond of the year and zero fish. But optimism is the name of the game and the next trip will be better.
Hope you can get out on the water.
Rick