Fishing at Big Piney Pond, Daviess County, Indiana

• Overview

  Big Piney Pond lies in Daviess County, Indiana. Height above sea level is 505 feet. It covers about 4 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Daviess County list. Head to Loogootee, 11 miles away, for anything you forgot. Evansville is the closest city, 49 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Big Piney Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Daviess County include black crappie, longear sunfish, skipjack herring and steelcolor shiner. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Big Piney Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 77°F and January about 30°F. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Plan any trip to Big Piney Pond around it. Cloud cover is worth more than temperature on a bright week.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Dogwood Lake is 0.7 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Big Piney Pond for certain.