Thread: Fishing with Algae

Good news !
I got to the pond around nine this morning and except for the matted algae around the bank the floaters were gone. With my polarized glasses I could still see clumps on the bottom.
You can see the algae near the bank in a couple of my pictures.
I never would have believed the time of day made that much of a difference.
I tried the float n jig with a 1/80 jig head and a Bobby Garland itty bitty swimmer without much luck so I took the float off and switched to a bison trout magnet.
With my little 5’ Rosewood UL , paired with a Shimano Sahara 500fe and two pound P-line I could cast about 50-60 feet . Love this little combo .
It wasn’t long and I hooked up my first shellcracker.
I only had forty minutes to fish , but was able to catch three shellcrackers and a nice gill .
I guess I’m going to have to get to the pond before the sun starts cooking the algae .
It was in the low fifties at daylight but warmed to the low sixties by the time I got to the pond .
I learned something this week .
Hopefully, I can continue to fish the pond , in the mornings, for the next couple of weeks at least .