There are a few different pond fishing techniques depending on how big the pond is and if it is a natural pond or a man made pond. You generally would not need a boat since there is usually a small area that is reachable by land. If it is a natural pond there isn't a definite number of fish so there would have to be different attempts to find those areas but a man made pond is usually stocked
. and there is plenty of fish to be caught. When fishing for bass they are edge creatures so you would throw your line closer to the edge of the pond. For more information on techniques and bait visit this website: http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/pond_fishing.html