Small Weed Chocked Ponds

[Gerry Zagorski]

Back in the day when fresh water fishing was all I did, I couldn't wait for ice out... I'd jump in the car and fish all those little ponds and drainage ditches I saw along the road close to home which were normally choked over with weeds in the summer months and no one bothered to fish. They were game on with big nasty hungry Pickerel this time of year....

These were nasty little ponds that no one would ever believe held fish, but every year we'd pull a few out... I'm taking on the side of the road in the middle of an industrial park or alongside an exit ramp....

The best place which we dubbed COWBUNGA was right next to some sort of nasty industrial power plant looking place. We fished there for a few years and did great but sadly, they fenced it off.... Man did we pull some fish out of there...

Wondering if there are any others doing the same and if you have any theories on how the fish got in these places...


Ahhh the good old days when life and fishing were so carefree...