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Didn’t know that. That’s cool. I’m in St George, UT. Thanks for watching.

I’ll check it out. I’m a bit behind on watching videos. Hate it when I can’t just focus on fishing. lol

Thanks for watching.

Agreed. I think young kids fishing our stocked community ponds would like them because of how fast the fish hit them and watching that bobber drop is always fun.

Yep. I’ve caught fish on bare jig heads before. Sometimes just the movement triggers them.

Glad you found my channel.

Seems like lakes are more challenging than bank fishing. Can't wait to be able to haul my kayak elsewhere but at least there's 7 community ponds in St George. Thanks for watching my video.

@@FishTalk-Os I use to bank fish all the time, but what was killing it for me was how crowded it was getting and then seeing the boats and kayakers coming in with big healthy trout. I asked where did they get those?! All the kayakers said get yourself a kayak and hit the back, they places that are hard to get to from shore! Game changer! I still bank fish here and there especially when the wifey or the kids are with me!

I used to kayak fish the bay around Galveston, TX and loved being able to get into the shallows where the boats couldn't go. Like you said, it frees you from the crowds.

Thanks for watching!

@@FishTalk-Os Of course man! I feel the best support are other youtubers! I have met some awesome people with channels and fish with some of them that are local to me. Soon I will be going on my first trip to Missouri to fish with another youtuber! But I love this community! You get your bad apple here and there but there are more cool people than bad.

That's awesome. Looking forward to seeing your video from Missouri.

Cool. I’ve used a floating jig head on a Carolina rig in one of my videos and it worked well where other things didn’t. I’ll have to check out your videos.

Nice. Were you using flies or spinning gear? I see a lot of fly folks doing well there.

@ i was using a carolina rig with a mice tail.

That's also a good rig for when the big brooders are released.

@ yeah i caught some pretty big ones but i released them i wish i could have fished yesterday because i remember you said they stock on the 6th

I always wondered if the fish are extra hungry on the day that they are stocked or if they are spooked and just hide.

Glad you liked the video! I've enjoyed catching many different fish for as long as I remember.

@ya,I really love it and hope keep in touch bro

Fully agree with you. I usually smash down the barbs; however, it's still dangerous for fish to be hooked deep in the gut. What I'm showing greatly minimizes the chance of this happening. I've seen several kids (and adults) hook trout where they can't even see the hook. Thanks for watching.

Happy New Year! There is 3 more hours before the new year where I am. The rivers close to me do not hold many fish so I fish lakes and ponds. Thanks for sharing a comment!

St George, Utah. Almost went there today but decided to go to Razor Ridge instead.

I'm just having fun doing my favorite thing. Hope you and your family have a Happy and Prosperous New Year too!

Not as many people there early morning but did get a bit thicker around noon. Good luck on catching some nice trout.

@ good to know. Do you know the stocking schedule?

I wish I did because I always thought it would be cool to be there when they drop off the fish. Last stocking for the Tawa Ponds was Dec 23rd and they are now stocking every 2 weeks so I would guess around Jan 6th.

Merry Christmas Mavi!

@@FishTalk-OsThank you Kuya.

Cool to catch a fall time bass! Since Utah never stocks bass in these community ponds, I never keep any because I like fish to catch during the summer when the trout are dead and gone. I checked Utah's stocking reports which only shows 2002 to 2024 and Sullivan park was never stocked during this time. I'm not saying it's wrong to keep any to eat. I just like catching fish more than eating them. :)

I kept calling it powerbait but it was Powerbait Honey Worms LOL. Normally I used Gulp Honey Worms which are biodegradable and catch more fish (IMO) but Berkley no longer sells them in the US, only in Europe. Good to see someone from the Great White North. Brr...

Good to know since smaller than 12 inch isn't worth the time to clean and cook in the first place. What size hook are you using? I assume a simple straight shank hook.

@@FishTalk-Os Snelled hook size 2. Growing up, the fisherman I learned from were just other fisherman giving their own interpretation on what "Good advice" was. Some were valid, others were just superstitious nonsense. However, through trial and error, I slowly began to mold an understanding to what was effective. A saltwater trick I learned as well is that the Texas rig works great for flounder fishing, and not only for Bass.

Agree with you on the Texas rig for flounder as I've used it. There's a lot of advice there but you just have to test out what works best for you and your style of fishing and where you're fishing. Lots of lures and rigging can be used for multi-species. I've caught everything including offshore snapper on dead shrimp and lots of types of fish including a catfish using the Bomber Long A14. Thanks for sharing!

I read that it was drained back in 2015 which probably didn't help the fishing. I think it would be a better pond for self-sustaining bass than stocked trout if they managed it right. Not sure if it grows here but back in Texas, they used to plant trees in the water (I think cedar or cypress) close to the bank so that bass had structure to spawn and ambush from. The park is mostly disc golf and walking trail now.

@@FishTalk-Os yeah because people threw in there pet koi and other things even a alligator

Seriously? That's insane. LOL

Biggest body of water down here outside of Quail Creek & Sand Hollow but it's even harder to bank fish those.

It's not completely my idea. The original one I found long ago at either Bass Pro Shops or Academy was sold specifically for fishing line but they stopped selling it. My wife was into beading at one time and that's how I found the Beadalon brand in Amazon. Unfortunately, you can't just buy one but that's okay since I have several spools of line for fishing different fish.

Wouldn't be so bad if we had turtles or something to eat it. During spring time a bald eagle at Upper Tawa would swoop down and eat dead or dying fish there. Great herons do the same at Sullivan but not during fall/winter.

Just published that video last night. Thanks for watching.

Thank you. It was a nice day to be out. Other than the road noise, Skyline Pond's rugged terrain makes you forget you are still inside the city.

Thanks. Wish St George had bigger stocked trout but it's all fun for me.

I've seen your videos where you use the disgorger but thought it worked because of the bigger fish you have up north. Some people told me not to use treble hooks for catch and release but I'll try it out since you've been using them. Thanks for the tip and the one for Powerbait!

Even better yet, buy a bottle of the Powerbait trout scent and put a couple drops of that.

Should have trout in the ponds soon. It's finally much cooler down here.

Thanks! Just watched your latest video. Looks like you enjoy trash as much as I do. LOL

If you go fishing right now for bass, the sweet spot is around 10am to 12pm unless a lot of people are already there and scare/caught the fish. Many people target the deep middle of the pond for bass and do catch fish but I like to focus next to the rocks or off the underwater ledge around 10 to 15 feet from the rocks as bass like to stay close to structure. I've seen them literally 3 to 5 feet from the rocks staring into the rocks waiting for a sunfish to come up only to be tricked by my lure instead. Using amber polarized sunglasses will also help you see the roaming bass. Fall trout season starting November will be different than summer time bass fishing as trout go all over the place and the pond will be well stocked. Hope this helps and thanks for the question!

@@FishTalk-Os thank you so much it helped a lot I went around 5-6 once the heat calmed down and I caught a nice 1 pound bass can't wait for trout season. whats a good bait to use for that pond once they stock trout?

Trout remember what caught them last times so you'll want a few lures. Most people use Powerbait dough or Gulp Magnum Eggs and gut hook the fish half the time (ok for catch and keep for your 2 fish limit at the pond). I like to rig a #8 to #4 hook on a drop shot rig when using dough baits to reduce the gut hooking a lot so long as I'm holding the rod. Here's my top 3 baits for spinning rods: 1/8 oz chartreuse Roostertail. Buy the Walmart 6 pack as it's the the cheapest per spinnerbait and the other colors work better sometimes. Slow jig a white (or pink) Trout Magnet with their 1/64 oz jig head on 4 to 6 lb line (2 lb for greater distance). If they don't bite, add a 1.5" weighted bobber 3 to 4 feet above the jig, cast far and slowly retrieve it back. Lastly, replace the Trout Magnet body with Gulp Earthworm (natural color in a jar) hooked twice through the middle to form a "U" and again under the weighted bobber but an even slower retrieve. Other alternatives to the earthworm: Powerbait Mice Tails chartreuse head/ orange body hooked only through the head but a bit pricey for what you get. The 1" white Gulp Grub used to be my go-to but they don't sell it anymore and the white Gulp Maggots aren't 1" like they claim it is but does catch trout unfortunately the sunfish love it too. The yellow Powerbait Honey Worms might work but I've only used the Gulp version which they no longer make. Sorry for the long reply again. Maybe I'll see you out there this season.

Big bass eat bigger baits but smaller pond bass will occasionally go after a big juicy bug or anything that looks like it will fill their bellies. :)

Cool. Nice having a pond close by to fish!

It’s fun tricking the bass to come up through the muck and hit a lure but usually it’s more misses than bites.

Thanks. I'll be glad to take you fishing if you are ever in town. Or maybe someday I'll be able to come over to see you and fish some of your waters. Take care!

Thanks for the constructive feedback and support. Some of my videos are quite long because I’m torn between having a vlog of my fishing trips or editing them down for viewers. I don’t preplan what the video will be about but instead I just record what I do to catch fish given the current conditions.

I was really expecting to catch only green sunfish. Watching the released fish dart around in the crystal clear shallow water was really cool too.

I honestly wish we had more warm water fish in there I guess we try to protect those little endangered fish

I don't completely understand how the fisheries work here yet. DNR stocks trout during the fall/winter yet the community ponds aren't managed for bass in the spring/summer. Skyline pond was drained a couple of years ago and still has received no new bass. I would also like to see more warm water fish (even sunfish) in the rivers as it would be cool to wade the river more. The Santa Clara river is too shallow unless you go further north past Gunlock.

@@FishTalk-Os yeah just stocked rainbows in those pond they all die by summer time they don't really manage bass, the rivers have little endangered species they spend too much money and time in them might as well turn it into a sport fishery for large small and small mouth and trout in winter

Seems like they could section off the river upstream where the endangered species are reintroduced and stock rainbows downstream. Stock rainbows are sterile so no eggs or hatchlings will invade the endangered species section. At a DNR seminar, they said Sand Hollow has too many bass so their growth is stunted which is why they raised the limit. Why not relocate some 2 pounders into the community ponds especially Grandpa's Pond which is huge but short on fish. At least for now there's places to fish. It could be worse.

Shhh.... Nobody needs to know. :)

Thanks. I agree. I was intimidated when I first walked up as I hadn't used that lure before. Just watching that worm working the top of the grass was cool to see. Looks like you're north of me. Sub'd your site so I know what to expect whenever I fish on your side of the state.

I like that park too. Nice open space for anyone fly fishing, lots of open grass areas to just chill and plenty of seats (and trash cans) around the pond. I wish they would run a couple of aerators/fountains in there like they have in Razor Ridge Park and Skyline Pond. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks. I have a new video for Sullivan Park coming soon.

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Thanks for the comment. It’s sad to not see the trout now but they’ll be back in the fall. Going to check the other community ponds to see if any still have trout. Of course, I’ll share what I find.