Thread: honey hole

When I was 16 I was sitting in school one day and daydreaming about fishing. A thought occurred to me that an Uncle who had sold his farm just a couple miles away a few years before,had a pond that had been stocked about four years ago and those fish out to be about good to go. I drove out and knocked on the door of the new owners ...I knew them because I knew near everybody around. I ask if I could fish the pond...and they said sure...is there any fish in it?

I went down the hill into the woods where the pond was located and caught a mess of fish.Boy it was loaded and them fish would hit a duck feather tied on the line above the hook (ask me how I know that)

I was cleaning those fish back of the house when a friend came by and said "man where did you get those" and I said I am afraid to tell you.Well he badgered me for days until I finally took him,and made him swear not to tell. We caught em real good again and he was really excited.

About three weeks later I decided to make another trip.When I arrived in the drive the owner came out of the house and told me no more fishing.I said whats wrong? He said that people had been sneaking down there and the other day their must have been thirty people lined up around it. He found people setting trot lines and jug lines.Looked like a circus.

True story

I agree it's not so much the hard work, but the time invested in finding these honey holes. I've always heard stories about people catching fish in these places but I always thought it was just that a story until I stumbled upon a little bit more water in a place where there isn't normally and there were the fish and some real nice ones!

Share most of my fishing spots. Don't ask me where I pick my mushrooms! Nonono.

I have a bunch of secret spots. Never see anyone there so they are pretty much all mine. Met up with a local guide at the ramp who was very friendly and willing to share a few of his spots. He proceded to describe 2/3 of my spots! I think most peoples secret spots are also someone elses you just never choose to go there on the same day.

I found that when you share- others will too. And if you don't have any holes to share then you can do something else like take them fishing or give them some fish. Phil Robertson once said he gave his fish to the folks that were stealing from him instead of running them off. He found soon after they quit stealing. Not everyone will pay it forward but many will. I bet most of us did have someone share a "fishing hole" with us one time or another.

Consider yourself lucky to have those spots. They are hard to come by if you're fishing structure that can be found with the electronics these days. The water stays stained from boat traffic in the shallow areas during spawn on KY lake in my area.

Originally Posted by jigfisherx

Share most of my fishing spots. Don't ask me where I pick my mushrooms! Nonono.

Be safe with me , I hate toad stools .