Try to find a small local pond. Something that is only a few acres in size. Alot of the time they can be fun to fish. I have one here in MD and i catch bass from 1 - 3 or 4 pounds in it. They are fun and you can fish them from the banks with great success. I went to my pond last saturday and caught 8 white crappie and 3 bass, I lost atleast 5 more bass.