50 acre pond in Halifax county

[mustfish]

I went to try my luck in a large pond located on hunt club property. I noticed some splashing and finning around in the shallows once I got out on the boat. The crappie were swarming all over a log in about 6" of water. I pulled up in my little 10ft pelican boat and dropped anchor in 2ft of water. I ended up catching a lot of crappie and the boat never seemed to bother the fish at all. I caught fish by simply dipping a jig in the water right beside the boat. I did some experimenting while there with different baits just because I could. The bait that worked best by a landslide was a 1/16 oz white jig. Bought at Walmart with the fuzzy body and feather looking tail. Most of the fish were in the 7 to 9" range. I have heard of several fish coming out of the pond in the 3 pound range. Hopefully I can hook one sooner or later.

[SEA DANCER]

This is common in beaver ponds in south east NC. Beaver ponds tend to get over stocked and then the otter move in and clean them out.