Maria Pond, Indiana: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Knox County entry here is Maria Pond, in Indiana. The surface lies 413 feet up. It runs to roughly 56 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 1.7 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Of the waters listed here in Knox County, this is the largest. Vincennes at 7 miles is the nearest place to stop. Evansville sits 55 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Maria Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Knox County cover bluegill, spotted bass, freshwater drum and gilt darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Maria Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 29°F to 77°F. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. At Maria Pond the season follows that pattern closely. The week either side of a change of season often fishes hardest.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Clarence Kopp Lake, 3.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Maria Pond for certain.