Fire Lake By Busch Ca

[WHARFRAT]

Stayed in town this weekend, so decided to do a little pond fishing. Started out at a little pond in the woods between Fire Lake and Prairie Lake. Not a whole lot of luck. Managed a couple of really small bass. Drought of 2012 really seemed to do a number on this little pond. Went back and stopped at a decent size pond just down the path from Fire Lake. Not sure if they stock that lake, and after about 20 minutes there, still not sure if they stock that lake. Walked back down to Fire Lake. Enough activity to keep me interested. Was throwing a blk buzzbait on my bass rod, and a little 2 inch curlytail grub on the ultra lite. Quite a few small 9-11" bass were interested. Nothing on the buzzbait, except I did have a nice one boil at the lure about 15 feet from where I was casting. Kind of took me by suprise. But no hook-up. All the bass were caught on the little grub. Caught very few bluegill, but did manage 2 that were in the 9" range. Went to another pond down 94 down a mile or so past the high school. Not a whole lot of luck there, little bass and little bluegill.

Oh well, had a good walk anyway!

[Smallie Seeker]

There's a guy who has been working at the 94 baitshop for several yrs and I'm always in there talking fish stuff, asking what's been working, what lakes have been producing, ect. Last year early spring he tells me about a young kid who's 10 yrs old or so, comes in and buys a pack of plastic worms and then leaves on his bike with a Zebco 33 headed towards Weldon. Says kid was back at the shop 30 mins later grinning ear to ear with a 9lber on a stringer that he claimed he caught first cast.

Ya never know what you might catch from the bank out there.