Fishing at Nielson Pond, Beaver County, Utah

• Overview

  Out in Beaver County, Utah, sits Nielson Pond. The bank is 4,793 feet above sea level. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Utah listings. Some 24 miles away sits Milford, the nearest settlement. It is 138 miles to Provo, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications. There is no development on most of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Nielson Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Species logged across Beaver County include rainbow trout, brown trout, mountain sucker, black-spotted cutthroat trout and cutthroat trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Nielson Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 29°F in January and 76°F in July. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. It holds true on Nielson Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, East Hardpan Reservoir is 4.3 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Nielson Pond.