Other good baits include crickets, grasshoppers, other small bugs, wasp larvae, snails, grubs, meal worms or just about anything else you can imagine. Everyone seems to be going to the big lake, but it probably is a long way from your home. Just about anywhere there is a permanent body of water you will find fish of some type, and as long as the shoreline is open to the public you probably can fish there. When you decide which pond or stream you are going to fish, it is just a matter of getting your pole and bait and heading out. Once you get to the fishing area, try to select a site with water deeper than three feet near the shore and preferably with some type of cover nearby, such as an old tree or stump in the water.
Fish prefer to stay near some type of cover.
Some lakes even have piers that allow you to fish deeper water. Bait your hook, adjust your bobber to keep the bait just above the bottom, swing the line out into the water and sit back to wait on the fish to bite. If you fail to get a bite within 10 or 15 minutes, move to another place and try again. Often you will only have to move a short distance before you locate fish. Then enjoy the sun, have a picnic or whatever pleases you while watching the bobber.