Big Pond, Utah: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Out in Grand County, Utah, sits Big Pond. The land about it is dry rangeland. On water this small, stealth matters more than range. Most waters listed here for Grand County are larger. Moab is the closest town at 34 miles. Provo is the closest city, 142 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge. The character changes with the season more than with the year.

• Where to Fish on Big Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Grand County records list green sunfish, channel catfish, rainbow trout and common carp among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Big Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 25°F in January up to 78°F in July. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. It holds true on Big Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Buffalo Pond at 6.6 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Big Pond may have changed since it was mapped.