Ninemile Pond Fishing in Monroe County, Florida

• Overview

  Ninemile Pond is a Monroe County water, in Florida. The water sits 43 feet up. At roughly 20 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Monroe County standards. Start from Florida City, 24 miles down the road. Miami sits 52 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Ninemile Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Biodiversity records within roughly six miles include Florida gar, largemouth bass, bluegill and spotted sunfish. It reflects what has been logged, which depends on who was looking. On Ninemile Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 67°F in January and 83°F in August. Cold never becomes a factor on this one. Late winter and spring fish steadiest here. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Plan around that when you fish Ninemile Pond. A settled spell fishes better than a bright one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Leave the car at Nine Mile Pond Parking, about half a mile from the bank. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Pouratis Pond, 1.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Ninemile Pond may have changed since it was mapped.