An undiscovered farm pond
While hunting some new territory during spring gobbler season we stumbled upon an old, overgrown farm pond near an abandoned strip mine. No one had fished it in years and it was loaded with big bluegills 9 to 10-inches long like this one. 
Wade Robertson
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
July 8, 2026

An undiscovered farm pond

The long-forgotten pond was thickly ringed with brush and aspen trees, its steep sides interspersed ...
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