markiemark70 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Spent just over an hour tonight at a little storm pond 5 minutes from my house, and caught about 10 LM bass. Had a great time. Even though they are very small (8-12") it is alot of fun and nice to have a small pond near my house where I can go if I only have a bit of time to fish. I tried it first 2 weekends ago and caught a few, including one decent sized one.. Tonight I was either catching fish, or getting a bite everytime I through out my black jig with a yellow twister. Just goes to show me that it's not all about the trophies. That is the best fishing I have had in a while, even though I know there are no lunkers in there. Also noticed lots of swirling near the surface, so pretty sure there is a reasonably healthy Carp population as well. Thinking of targetting those next time. All in all a good night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediangler Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 It's nice to be able to walk to a fishing hole. Good luck with the carp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disspatcher Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Storm ponds are great for bass,amoung others...just dont bring anything home for the table This site is all about urban fishing spots, right under our noses. Check it out! http://www.ontariofishingforums.com/forum/...ge&Itemid=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 just can't beat the urban spots for a quick fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markiemark70 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I remember 2 years ago a couple guys from the old board started an "urban pond project" complete with its own forum and everything, I checked in and though the forum is still up, it seems to be pretty stagnant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disspatcher Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hey Mark; That site is still up n running, doing well too...almost 900 member now. Check the link above, just a new spot on the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Gotta love those storm ponds. My sister has a big one in her backyard in Stoney Creek. Next time I'm there for a visit I'm going to take my nephew down to see if there's any fish in it yet. It's relatively new (2 yrs old) so it may be a bit early, but always worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Can't get any better then that.....Got to love having a fishing hole close to home Good job and thanks for sharing Leetchman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLofchik Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Heh, any more trout out of Bronte? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 ... even though I know there are no lunkers in there. No but there's lurkers....... Just like GCD said in prison, Gotta protect your holes Your secret is out! Guess someone stalked you: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markiemark70 Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Heh, any more trout out of Bronte? No, I went back the next weekend and got nothing. Plus a few people on this board said that Bronte is not the best place for mid summer bassin', so I prob wont go back till fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciceri Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Me and my friends have found a couple good ponds too. The one holds some good largies 4.5-5 pounders, nice muskie, decent smallies, decent eyes and some carp. Its nice to be able to fish somewhere with out boats driving by and people everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvio Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 This may sound stupid but ussaly how do these fish get to these ponds? do people bring them there or ive heard of brids flying from pond to pond and sometimes fish eggs get stuck to them(dont no if that true or not).i got a few storm ponds near me maybe gotta check them out one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markiemark70 Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 This may sound stupid but ussaly how do these fish get to these ponds? do people bring them there or ive heard of brids flying from pond to pond and sometimes fish eggs get stuck to them(dont no if that true or not).i got a few storm ponds near me maybe gotta check them out one day. Actually thats not stupid at all (at least i hope not!!). There was a good discussion on that a couple of years ago on this board or the one that preceded it, cant remember which. I remember that there never really was a definitive answer. But the birds was one theory. I would not be surprised if the city put fish in there, because it is good for the ecosystem. There is about 5 little ponds near my house in Milton (they seem to put one in every little development they build around here) and I imagine that there would be many more mosquitos and other pests around were it not for the fish. Also some people theorize that citizens put them in there for there own purposes, but I highly doubt that someone around here brought Carp & Bass to the little pond near my house. There are also Turtles and a Muskrat that live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-z-out Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Having an urban pond is a great way to get kids active for the summer and i myself have put a few small larg mouth bass at my uncle pond and it seems to keep the mosquito population down. Other people have put cat fish and other fish in the pond. 3 years and no fish have been found dead so i guess they have made the pond home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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