Salem Pond

[metal_fish]

I fish at salem Pond Alot 2-3 times a week Ive had fair success for channels in the evening But During the Day i cant catch anything But bluegill the size of a 50 cent peice Ive never caught a trout at the pond I have caught Some very small Largemouth, and i recently heard of walleye being in there, Whats your success at the pond?
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[ocean]

For trout i use jakes with red dots with silver or gold.Spinners work great there for trout and the LMB will hit them too.Powerbait and worms works good there to but i recomend only using it only if you want to keep the trout.Hope this helps.
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[fish4fish]

I have just the opposite problems as you, i have only fished it 2 times, both times i used lures, usually jakes and caught only trout, small trout, but still trout. I wish that i could catch some of the bass, cats, gills, sunfish hell even a carp (it would be released) to break the monotony of the lake. I usually fish east of the swim beach right near the bend
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[PrinceFisher]

For me that place has become a sure-thing catfish fishery. I don't think I've ever been skunked on cats whenever I've targeted them there. Worms or shrimp on the bottom weightless, with weight, or about a yard below a bobber--doesn't matter. The catfish are hungry in there.

I believe I've only fished Salem Pond twice in the last several weeks, but when I have I've focused on the bass and bluegill. In the right places, some fast action for tiny gills may be had with a tiny worm-tipped jig just a foot or so below a bobber. The gills are so tiny all have been released, but it's fun for the kids (and me, too) when we've gotten into a school of those fiesty, pretty little guys and gals.

Two big surprises for me this year on the pond came when I landed a 16.5" largemouth and probably at least a 10" bluegill out of there on my second to the last trip, in early June. That's a big largie for that pond, and he fought like crazy. After I hooked him, I handed the rod to my 7-year-old, and I thought he was going to break the guides off my St. Croix ultra light when the largie took a run under the boat, the top half of the rod was pulled into the water, and the rest of the rod was raked across the side of the boat.

I've had some pretty fun times with my kids and some neighbors on that little piece of water.
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[metal_fish]

From My recent Trip I started out catching Small largemouth and bluegill Then a few Nice channel THEN a BIG Storm went by and leaves fell into the pond suddenly there was an ambush of GRASS CARP eating the Leave i grabed a fresh green leaf of a near by tree put my hook in the thing had a bobber to get casting distance AND WHAM A GRASS CARP was on My LINE it WAS HUGE i fought With the Thing For a half hour Finally a nearby fisherman Netted the thing it went from my chest to the ground and curled a little I have a picture but its in my cell phone and i lost the cord to get the pic on to the computer BUT THIS THING IS HUGE HUGE im guessing it was 30 lbs i released it and it took off almost pulling me in so thats the story
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