New Moon Topwater Action

Fishing Time:  10:00 PM to 1:00 AM         
Weather:  cloudy, calm, dark, T-80s
Moon Phase:  New Moon
Location:  Golf Course Pond
Best Baits:  Topwater Popper
Who Went:  Bobber John, Dunc

For a long time Bobber John and I have wanted to fish this pond at a nearby golf course for some topwater largie action.  We finally made it happen and the night seemed perfect.  The pond was glass with no wind and fish were rising and hungry.  With the new moon it was tough to see the hits.  We relied on the sense of sound and feel instead, but occasionally the fireworks from the Pioneer Day celebration would light up the sky enough to get a look at your topwater lure plunking along through the calm water. 

Soon after we began casting, Bobber was yelling fish on and landed a nice chunky largemouth. 

It was tough pulling the fish up onto the bank because of the ten foot ring of moss surrounding the ponds entire shoreline.  We made it work, but we never knew if the fish were big until we pulled 10 lbs of moss off them to see. 

After a few more casts I got on the board with a clone of Bobbers…

We caught a few largies and missed a few bites, but it wasn’t red hot fishing.  It was fun though and scratched our fishing itch for the week.  I think this pond could really produce some great topwater action a little earlier in the summer before the moss becomes too thick.  We will have to try it again a bit earlier next year.  The moss was pretty bad this trip.  I leave you with Bobber trying to put on his "this is lame" face after catching the smallest bass of the night...