No private pond just some small set backs off the main Lake Champlain which is 120 miles long. During spring when the water temp in the main lake is still low the shallow setbacks and creeks running into the lake often have spawing temp water in them way before the main lake bays. In addition to the limits of crappie, perch and gills which are in abundance, I have caught plenty of other species which frequent these places. Bass, pike, pickeral, bowfin, bullhead, shad and rudd all are constantly biting my tube jugs fished under a bobber. Plenty of fishing birds, turtles and other swamp critters are also sharing these places. Fun to fish and productive. Once the bays warm up then the fish will be spread out all along the shores and then it gets really good.