My Day Fishing

I hate that pond! It is such a pain in the butt to fish there.

Ok, I might need to practice casting more so that I don't keep tossing my bait into the reeds, but that's beside the point!

Aside from the fact that I've never gotten a bite (or even seen a fish) at that pond, it is still a frustrating place to fish. The bottom of the pond is just layered with debri. It seems like every other cast you're hauling in a ton of sunken reeds, branches, weeds, grass, leaves, and other assorted florae. Even when you're using a weedless rig, you still end up with an entire nursery on your bait as it picks stuff up off the bottom.

I've tried all kinds of different baits there and have never had any luck at all. And every time I go I swear I'm not going to come back until the Spring or Summer when the fish are more active and I have a better chance of hooking something.

But then I start needing a change of scenery from my usual places and I think, "Hmmm, maybe I'll go try my luck at the pond again. This time I'll try a [insert bait type] and see if that makes a difference."

One hour into it and I'm already starting to get frustrated and my usual places are starting to sound pretty good.

It also doesn't help that we only have access to a relatively small portion of the pond. There are several areas that can't be reached on foot, and no watercraft are allowed.

And it's always windy there. Which makes my already mediocre casting accuracy completely lose all dignity.

So it doesn't take long and I'm already thinking about packing up and heading back home.

I toss out a couple more casts just to solidify the futility of it all. Then I put away my baits, brake down my rods, close up my backpack, and head to the car.

Then I realize that as frustrating as that time at the pond may have been, I feel better than before I had arrived because I've been able to get some fishing time in.

By the time I get home, I'm already thinking, "Ok, what can I do there next time that might work better." So much for my resolve to wait until Spring.

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