This is a creek, for lack of a better word, across my back yard. Low tide is about a foot deep, high tide is probably 4-5 ft deep. No current other than the tide. I attached an aerial view and view from my yard. The water ends to the right in the aerial pic. To the left it’s about 3/4 mile of thin windy waters before it opens up. It’s brackish water, south east VA.
I caught one fish about 5 inches long 5 years ago and nothing since. Plenty of crabs and minnows in the water. I see fish splash but never even get a nibble on my bait. I’ve used night crawlers, frozen squid, and a rarely a piece of crab.
Just started trying to use a small swim bait but thinking my hooks might be too big. I’m new to artificial bait, only ever used bottom rigs in my life.
Posted by sockherman
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I’d start all the way on one of the ends, casting diagonally across to the other side, then to the middle, then along to the shore. Work your way down the length of the water, keeping your target at a distance. The important thing to do is to keep your distance, the fish on the other side of the pond can see you since it’s so narrow. I would throw a small jerkbait, if that doesn’t work I’d throw a small spinnerbait, followed by a lipless crank bait, and if all else fails I’d throw a small craw lure on a finesse jig and really pick it apart. If it was warmer out I would start with top water all day.
Cast , retrieve, repeat…