Sanders Pond Fishing near Port Stanley, Ontario

• Overview

  Sanders Pond is one of the Elgin County waters in Ontario. Height above sea level is 212 metres. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. Port Stanley lies 5.9 km from the water. For a city, London is 31 km off. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Sanders Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Elgin County: bluegill, rock bass and black bullhead. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Sanders Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -5°C to 21°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from early April until about late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Sanders Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Pinafore Lake is 6.3 km off. Check the position at Sanders Pond before loading the car.