Pouratis Pond Fishing Guide, Monroe County, Florida

• Overview

  Pouratis Pond lies in Monroe County, Florida. It sits 7.3 miles in from the sea. With some 27 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Our Monroe County list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 23 miles away sits Florida City, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Miami, 51 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Pouratis Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public wildlife records from this area list Florida gar, largemouth bass and bluegill. Use it to know what is possible here, not what is certain. Treat Pouratis Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 67°F and August at about 83°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Fish feed through every month here. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. Expect Pouratis Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Launch at Canoe/Kayak Launch, half a mile from the water. Leave the car at Paurotis Pond, about half a mile from the bank. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Ninemile Pond, 1.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Pouratis Pond for certain.