Swoope Pond was very interesting, clouds of baitfish with larger fished mixed in everywhere in the pond, but catching was far and few. I fished from 6:30 till about 11:00 catching a dozen or so Crappie, 8 that would measure. The pond is very deep with many areas having 12 to 15 feet of water within 30 feet of the bank. All most all of the pond is 12 to 21 feet deep. It's a long drive for me from Madison, but I'll make the occasional return trip.