PanfishHunter
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TPWD stocked a pond close to my house this week so I decided to go give it a shot. It was cold, windy, and what little fish that were still there were biting.
We started out throwing rooster tail's and mepps on the far end of the pond where nobody was. My friend managed to pull one small 'bow out of there before we moved closer to the fountain where the majority of people were. This was a good move, because i ended up catching my first keeper trout. We fished this spot a little longer with a few more bites and only one more fish.
We then moved around the pond across to the other side of the fountain. The wind was blowing water straight into my face, but i toughed it out. I hooked up with a few more fish, but lost a few as well. It seemed that the fish were hanging closer to the fountain, i assume due to depth and oxygenation. I ended the day catching 5 fish, but only keeping the 4 biggest ones. 2 of which weren't very big at all, maybe 8 inches at the most.
These are the 2 better sized fish. Hoping to go to a different park that they are stocking this friday to catch some more. All in all, it was a good trip for my first time fishing for trout!
We started out throwing rooster tail's and mepps on the far end of the pond where nobody was. My friend managed to pull one small 'bow out of there before we moved closer to the fountain where the majority of people were. This was a good move, because i ended up catching my first keeper trout. We fished this spot a little longer with a few more bites and only one more fish.
We then moved around the pond across to the other side of the fountain. The wind was blowing water straight into my face, but i toughed it out. I hooked up with a few more fish, but lost a few as well. It seemed that the fish were hanging closer to the fountain, i assume due to depth and oxygenation. I ended the day catching 5 fish, but only keeping the 4 biggest ones. 2 of which weren't very big at all, maybe 8 inches at the most.
These are the 2 better sized fish. Hoping to go to a different park that they are stocking this friday to catch some more. All in all, it was a good trip for my first time fishing for trout!