Toxic Pond

Ol Darv and I took a quick trip out to Toxic pond to catch us a bunch of Largemouth’s and a bucket of bluegill. Most folk round here don’t fish Toxic pond much cause they are scared. It’s the only pond in the state that don’t freeze in the winter. Ol Darv and I figure its because it’s too hot a fishin spot for it to freeze. We used to call it the forbidden pond cause it has a ten-foot chain link fence around it with barbed wire on top and big signs with “No Trespassing” on them. We would stand for hours watching those big ones jump out of the water. One day Ol Darv mention he might know who had a key and the rest was history. I am not sure why they gave us a key. But who am I to argue with good fishin. First time we went I caught 14 largemouth bass. On that day I was fishin with a 3.5-inch tender tube, using eagle claw #1 true turn hook and a 1/8 once weight. Ol Darv prefers the easier life he uses good ol fashion worms and a Zebco 33. He always says all that flashy stuff could only lead to trouble. Ol Darv was pulling bluegills in until his five-gallon bucket was clear full. I suggested we quit when he started tossing them into the bottom of the boat. I don’t mind a fish or two, but the boat is only 10 feet long and it didn’t take long before we had fish floppin everywhere. So even thought we had only been fishin a half-hour we left. We both agreed the fish looked a little funny but we ate them anyway. Every since then ol Darv has been easier to find after dark, he says he always did have a good aura about himself, I still think it’s the fish.