Or any area that potentially could hold or be a feeding area or a ‘safety area’ where fish may move to de - leach themselves or bask in top water levels as sunshine hits the water, or in / adjacent to snags etc; I remember one winter finding fish literally ‘stacked-up’ tightly together in a depression within an extensive weed bed of dead ‘Canadian pond weed.’ at Shotgate reservoir, Essex 1984. These fish were very easy to catch for a half - hour period each day and this time was like ‘clockwork for a period of about 3 weeks in December. Get rid of standing water in rain gutters, old tires, buckets, plastic covers, toys or any other container where mosquitoes can breed. Dunk the seeds in room-temperature water for several hours or even overnight, but don't forget them and leave them in too long. Don't forget to bring a big bottle of ice water with you when you volunteer; yard clean-up can be hot and thirsty work. In some cases, gallons of water won’t help curb that annoying empty pit feeling you get in your stomach after lighting one up or vaping.