Big Beaver Pond Fishing near Big Beaver, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Big Beaver Pond lies in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Elevation runs to 1,027 feet. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. On size it sits at the modest end of our Beaver County list. Big Beaver is the closest place, 1.7 miles off. West Mayfield lies 2.4 miles off, Ellwood City another 4.1 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Big Beaver Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name largemouth bass, common carp, white crappie, bluegill and bowfin. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Big Beaver Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 71°F in July and bottom out at 26°F in January. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Big Beaver Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Bradys Run Lake at 5.9 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Big Beaver Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.