if you are fishing from the shoreline or bank the fish may be out of your reach. Big bluegills like to go deeper during the hot summer months. They may also be hiding in an amoung the submergent vegetation.
Not sure what you are using for bait or how you are fishing so I can't really be anymore specific on what fishing techniques you may use.
Bluegills and bass will cruise the shorelines in the early morning hours and right before dark. So you may be able to hook a few during these times.
If your retention pond is big enough and deep enough to fish with a boat that may be something you can think about for the future. a small two man boat is ideal for those small ponds and lakes. Or even an innertube and waders will work in small ponds. All you may need is a float tube, Waders and swim fins to get around and fish the pond.
Eagle creek is a pretty large body of water. It's not Patoka Lake but it's not a small pond either. I have flown over Eagle Creek Reserviour in the past in a small airplane. We use to fly up to INDY and used the Eagle Creek Airport for the private plane. So that's when I first became aware of Eagle Creek Reservior. It looks like a good fishing lake from the air. I remember being able to see the undewater points from my vantage point. But I never had time to fish that lake on those trips. Fishing that lake from the bank would be hit and miss at this time of the year. You would be more mobile and could fish the deeper water area if you had a boat of anykind.
Originally Posted by rw02kr43
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