Pond Large mouths.

[JeremyCampbell]

I posted this already on the st cloud forum but I wasn't sure if this was a common report from a small pond so I will put it on the bass forum too.Found it odd to find two large mouths in a pond today on my way to an estimate.The bass were hanging under some green slime on the surface of the water.I was kinda there for some carping and was set up with a circle hook,slipshot and crawler.One Large mouth measured at 17" and the other was 14".I don't know if someone just put them in there or what.This pond has a great amount of Sun fish too.

[corncob]

The question in my mind is "how do they make it thru the winter without freezing out?".

[Deitz Dittrich]

well it must have some springs, moving water somewhere or is deep enough to sustain life.

Nice catch!

[corncob]

Agreed Deitz, just wanted to hear Jeremy's version,or maybe someone just tossed the bass in there this season?

[RuddyDuck]

Not sure if it is true or not, but I have heard that fish can get into these ponds from Herons or other birds. The eggs stick to their legs and get brought into other ponds. I found a few dead bass last spring in my small pond(5-6ft deep) that no one put in there. They were a pound or two, so they must of made it thru a few winters. Sounds like you got a new bass hotspot!

[JeremyCampbell]

We'll I'm not sure what type of pond it is but three sides of it has homes surrounding the pond. One side is the street.There is a drain with a grid on it on the street side.There could be other drains that Are hidden but. A small river runs east and west about a mile away.I don't see any sign that the river connects in any way.I saw someone ice fishing this last winter.There are many sunfish small to medium in there so I will have to assume the pond doesn't freeze all the way.I just don't understand catching somewhat big large mouth in that tiny pond.Anything's possible I guess.

[Deitz Dittrich]

any lake that has a lot of small sunfish can grow big bass fairly quick.