Family Pond Fishing

I have been pond fishing as far back as I can remember. We moved onto the ranch my father ran when I was 12—a massive 10,000 acres with 22 stocked ponds. I explored every inch of it and fished every hole with fish in it. If they were really biting come late evening, it was not unheard of for me to position vehicle headlights toward the water edge until the action ran its course.

Our family ranch is a fraction of the size of the ranch I grew up on, but my love for this land runs immensely deeper. Our main pond was constructed in 1957 and remained untouched until 2011, when a harsh drought gave us our first opportunity to perform a cleanout and broaden its footprint.

In 2013, copper nose sunfish and fathead minnows were stocked as feeder fish for our future bass. F1 Tiger/Florida largemouth hybrids were stocked in 2016, and immediately flourished—they are aggressive, territorial, and put up a great fight. Following an abnormally wet spring in 2021, we also added catfish, crappie, and white perch to the menu. Visit our calendars page to book a family fishing trip today.