Fishing Kennedy Ponds in Otero County, Colorado

• Overview

  Kennedy Ponds is one of the Otero County waters in Colorado. This is farm and woodlot ground. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Our Otero County list holds plenty of bigger water. La Junta sits 27 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Pueblo, 59 miles distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Kennedy Ponds

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Otero County include green sunfish, channel catfish, white sucker and bluegill. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Kennedy Ponds gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 76°F for July and 31°F for January. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. On Kennedy Ponds the same rules apply, with local timing. Barometer swings matter more than a degree or two.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Smith Pond is 1.3 miles distant. Confirm access to Kennedy Ponds locally before you travel.