Went to the small "pond" at the Arboretum on Saturday with my 3 young sons to tool around and see if we might raise a catfish, or if lucky, a holdover trout.
Was quite surprised when we reeled in this slob. The pond is so small that you can cast from one bank to another without hitting water.
This one hit a live shiner.
I find it quite surprising that such a small body of water could host such a large game fish that is not also a member of the Carp or Catfish family.
It has now inspired me to seek out other "hidden in plain sight" small bodies of water in the area to see what they might produce.
Based on the girth, does the forum think this is a pre-spawn female or that it was an exceptionally well fed winter?
Tight lines!
