Steve826  07/24/2008 - 21:00  Trip Reports  Impoundments  Roll Your Own    We hit up the pond we've been fishin at lately, from 6-7:30 tonight. I just couldnt get a bite. I tried grubs, tubes, and topwater with nothing to show for it. My dad had a big bass jump completely out of the water for his topwater, but it somehow missed the trebles and took off not to be seen again. The pond was very muddy due to the rain the last couple days so I had to use bright colors-cream white grubs, and pearl pepper tubes-which might have led to these heavily pressured bass not biting. I didnt think that using a dark natural color like watermelon or black/smoke would work because the water was so muddy...but correct me if I'm wrong? Anyway the only catch of the day was a 6 pound turtle my brother caught on bread while bluegill fishing..haha it was pretty cool. I guess the dog days of summer really are upon us. Will pond fishing become easier as it gets colder in Sept/Oct? I would assume so b/c the water cools off but I really dont know. Anyway it was nice to get out..kinda frustrating but me and dad are gonna go again next weekend so its all good. Maybe we'll try live minnows next weekend for those sluggish fish...

Steve