Heres a good one. I live in upstat SC and have a good size pond right below my house (15-20 acres) and have fished it with alot of success over the years including some Trophy Largemouths. This year I didn't get much time to fish at the beginning of the summer but by mid to late summer I finally got some good time in there. While the fishing was a little slower than usual and the bass seemed less aggressive than in previous seasons we still caught some nice 4-5 pounders and lots of 1-2 pounders.
 About 2/3 of the pond is only 16 to 32 inches deep with large sections of very heavy vegetation, most of which is just about an inch or two below the surface. The rest of the pond is 6-10 foot deep with alot of  trees and debris on the bottom. All its banks are covered with reeds and thick saw type grass/water lilies and woods and it has two coldwater creeks feeding it.
  So heres the problem, Since the start of September we have caught exactly 0 fish. The bass are still very active and aggresive during the morning and evening as you can sit there and watch them tearing up the surface and making wakes while feeding. I have thrown literally every type lure in my arsenal for 3 weeks (almost daily), every tactic I'm familiar with. Topwater lures like floating Rapalas, Popr and jitterbugs in lots of colors and sizes, which usually is all you need, many types, sizes, and colors of plastic worms, lizards, frogs, trickworms, flukes and grubs. Texas rigged, Carolina rigged, weightless, dropshot and shakyheads. Spinners and buzzbaits and Roostertails. I've tried shinners, cricketts and nightcrawlers and nothing, but like I said before. Its very apparent that the fish are there and aggressivly feeding. Just not on whats on the end of my line! Any help or advice would be greatly appretiated. What should I try tommorow?  

I would try all those things you've already ruled out, so do like bwaldburger and try an onion!  

Any chance that these fish have so much forage they just aren't hungry?

There is an extremely large supply of frogs, insects, snakes, worms and god know what other kind of critters, probably rats too. No natural baitfish though, except maybe the smaller bream in the pond. The bass are very active eaters every morning and evening. You can stand there and watch them for hours, tearing up insects and whatnot on the surface, you can see large, fast wakes all over when they go to chasing something under the surface too. So yeah, it seems they stay hungry. Usually no problem catching 'em. They are usually highly aggressive with topwater Rapalas and stuff like that, but can also be caught on plastic worms and lizards. USUALLY. I don't know whats goin on. Have they just gotten wise to our baits and tactics? It is just a few of us that ever fish there and has been that way for years.

The only thing I can think of here is to try and replicate whatever it is that the bass are chasing there. Can you get somewhere that you can see what they're chasing? They say when conditions get tough, go small...so maybe try lighter tackle. I have a similar situation where I'm fishing, so if you figure this one out, let me know! 


                                                                                           

Sometimes I will chuck the 'ol canoe in and paddle around trying new spots and fishing my favorite spots that I usually fish from the bank. Problem with this is the canoe pushes the bass outta there natural feeding lanes so I can't really get a visual. In order to get around to the other side of the "Big Bass Cove" as I call it, you'd have to wear waders and bug nets and tote a machete or shot gun (yea, its that grown up and swampy), So, I'm really limited to my approach. I think i'm gonna go get some new baits and lures to try. Also, what do you think of trying some kind of crawfish lures at the creek mouth? It is another tough spot to get to but may be worth it. Thanks for your input.

I've had success using pre-rigged plastic worms try using the pan-fish size. I had a similar problem on the pond by my house you could see bass busting the surface but wouldn't hit the usual baits i tried.

Tell ya what...if you're gonna try a crawdad type bait, give the new Yum Mightybugs a try. They have the normal pincers that flap around, but also have 4 little legs that flutter. Sort of a half craw/half creature bait. All I know for sure is the bass LOVE these things! I've caught a slew of them on Mightybugs this year. I suppose there are a variety of ways to rig them, but I've never got past Texas rigging yet. Give 'em a try!

try to use the bate thats around that area not from the bait stores like find creickts or worms you can dig up around that pound

I'm definately gonna check them out mo65. YUM Mightybugs huh? That even sounds like something that should work! Hey, have you ever tried those plastic crawdads that come in a little tub that is about 2/3 full of liquid and the crawdads are just floating around in it? They look pretty real, I think Berkely makes 'em but I could be mistaken. thanks to everyone for the helpful input.