There's a lake about 20 yards behind my back door. Man made community lake in our HOA. I'd guess it to be 50 yards wide and 300 yards long. 12-15 feet deep in the middle. I fished the whole thing hard this past year. There is NO cover in the pond. There ain't even really trees around it (Cept for 10-12 year old maple trees, about 20 feet tall).

Anyyyyway. I drove around the neighborhood tonight and stole 4 Christmas trees sitting on curbs. I'm gonna stick the trunks into a small bucket I concrete and toss them out in front of my dock. I think I can throw them into about 8 feet of water pretty easily.

Question is.... How long before fish find this new neat protective cover ?

I've done a lot of reading, and learned to trim branches to get some room in between the limbs, as a Christmas tree is probably too tight inside for any big fish to get into.

What I couldn't find is a consensus on how long before any fish find that it's there.

Opinions?