A still, cloudless night on the water, with enough SW wind to stack food downwind with the glass slipping lower. Give any feature that breaks the open water the first hour at Shades Pond. The productive run goes the day. Fish tidy and take what the day gives. Cooler water spreads fish back across the shallows.
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The Montgomery County end of Indiana holds Shades Pond. Land around it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Montgomery County are larger. Rockport lies 11 miles from the water. For a city, Indianapolis is 50 miles off. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.
We hold no depth figure for this one. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Open biodiversity records for Montgomery County list orangethroat darter, rainbow darter, smallmouth bass and greenside darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Shades Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.
The warmest month averages 74°F, the coldest about 25°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Once it clears, about mid March, the fishing comes on quickly. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid March and starts locking again about late December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Shades Pond regularly works to that calendar.
Access status is simply unknown for this water. Parking within 80 yards means no long carry with tackle. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. A picnic spot sits half a mile from the bank. Facilities run to toilets 50 yards from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Lake Waveland, 3 miles away. Treat access at Shades Pond as something to verify.
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| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 14.9 | 16.7 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 11 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 8 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 |
| 69° | 68° | 65° | 64° | 63° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 62° | 63° | 64° | 66° | 65° | 66° | 64° | 64° | 63° | 61° | 60° | 58° | 56° | 55° | 53° | 53° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29.83 | 29.82 | 29.82 | 29.81 | 29.78 | 29.77 | 29.76 | 29.76 | 29.74 | 29.73 | 29.73 | 29.74 | 29.73 | 29.71 | 29.71 | 29.71 | 29.72 | 29.73 | 29.75 | 29.79 | 29.78 | 29.8 | 29.81 | 29.81 |
| 74 | 80 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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