Just like the previous posters wrote...a pond is just like any lake or river in that what you throw tends to vary with the seasons of the year. I have a small 3 acre pond that I go to occassionally and in late winter/early spring (Feb./March) I have been extremely successful using a small Rapala shallow runner in the color of Perch. I tried the color perch completely by accident and quite truthfully out of pure laziness on my part...I didn't want to haul a bunch of tackle with me so I picked out the first thing in my tackle box that I saw, tied it on and headed out...basically all I wanted to do was get out of the house to try out my new rod and reel, I didn't care if I caught anything or not.

In the summer I like a big 9" Zoom worm, I think they call them Mag 2's or something, in the colors of June Bug, Water Mellon Seed and Motor Oil. I usually fish these pastic worms weightless with a 4/0 hook and cast them out and just let them flutter around a bit, giving the rod tip some small slight action as I slowly reel it in.

You may already know this but just as an added tip when you're on the bank casting, make sure you "fan" cast. In other words, as you're standing in the 6:00 o'clock position you need to cover all of the water from 9:00 o'clock to 12:00 o'clock to 3:00 o'clock and so on. Make sure you cover all the water within your reach...don't stay in one place, try walking up and down the bank and fan casting.