These ponds referred to as “Englewood Lakes” are a joint restoration project between the City of Englewood and Five River Metro Parks. The main route to this beautiful secluded and rarely fished nature sanctuary is a quarter mile section of a bike path that winds along the Stillwater River.
One May afternoon, the performance captivating, a tapestry of swirls and silhouettes choreographed to underwater tunes unheard by human ears. The little white fuzz balls from cottonwood trees affirm my seasonal plant life to aquatic comparative of the spawning period.
As you walk around the edge of the ponds, the water is so clear you can see fish suspending freestyle, and if you watch closely enough, you will see a 5-star performance of a bedding bass protecting her nest.
I must admit I felt a little guilty catching this bass, even though I put it back. It was as if I had dipped into someone’s pet fish tank and it was just too easy. I used a 3/8 ounce redhead doll-fly tipped with a night crawler (as shown). I just dabbed the jig like dipping a tea bag in hot water only here you can see the bass come in to check 
out the intruder.
Then chomp……. in seconds, the doll-fly is in the mouth of this largemouth bass.
A common misperception is that fish can hear sounds above the water when they actually hear sounds and vibrations below the water surface. Think of the top of the water as the sound barrier, one person could stand on one side of the pond and yell across to the other side and the fish would not hear it. However, if someone were to drop something into the water, or walk on the bank by the edge of the water, the fish would hear it or feel the vibration. These Bedding Bass attack anything moving near the nest of eggs.
