Antonelli Pond Fishing near Santa Cruz, California

• Overview

  Antonelli Pond is one of the Santa Cruz County listings for California. Oak and grass runs right down to the water. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It lies lower than most water we list in California. The closest town, Santa Cruz, is 2.1 miles away. Twin Lakes is 3.5 miles and Pasatiempo 3.9 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Antonelli Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Public occurrence data for Santa Cruz County names jack mackerel, flathead grey mullet, yellowtail amberjack and rainbow trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Antonelli Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 64°F; the cold one sits at 50°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. On Antonelli Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. Fishing from a pier is possible 40 yards away. Somewhere to sit and eat is 130 yards out. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Antonelli Pond covers this ground, which means extra rules to check. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Younger Lagoon at 0.5 miles is the sensible second choice.