Twin Ponds, Arizona: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Pima County, Arizona. The country here is open low country. At 2 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Start from Arivaca Junction, 12 miles down the road. Green Valley is 14 miles away, with Tubac at 18 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Twin Ponds

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. On Twin Ponds that means starting tight and working out. Note where you had the first touch and work back over it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 82°F at the top of summer and 49°F at the bottom of winter. Warm water year-round keeps fish moving through every month. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Anyone fishing Twin Ponds regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records show it does not hold water year-round. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Duval Lake, 8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Twin Ponds is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.