Fishing Jimmy Henderson Pond in Coffee County, Alabama

• Overview

  The Coffee County end of Alabama holds Jimmy Henderson Pond. The land about it is pine and hardwood. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. For supplies, Enterprise is 4.9 miles out. For a city, Montgomery is 82 miles off. Within a short run: Paschal Pond at 1.7 miles, Smith Brothers Pond (2.1 miles), Lake Fox at 3.3 miles, Lake Jeanette (3.7 miles) and Griffith Lake at 4.5 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Jimmy Henderson Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Records collected within a few miles name blackbanded darter, dollar sunfish, green sunfish, redbreast sunfish and speckled madtom. Reporting is uneven, so absence from the list means little. On Jimmy Henderson Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 81°F; by January the average is down near 48°F. Fish stay active all year, but they move with the heat. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Plan around that when you fish Jimmy Henderson Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Paschal Pond is 1.7 miles distant. Treat Jimmy Henderson Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.