Low, flat cloud sitting over the water, with mild air moving in from the W and pressure leaking away. Give the quiet corner out of the wind the first hour at Coleman Pond. A hard day on paper; the morning edges the rest. Go lighter and slower than usual. Autumn rewards covering water while the fish roam.
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Coleman Pond is listed under Caroline County, Virginia. The sea is 19 miles distant. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Bowling Green sits 8.1 miles from the bank. Beyond it, Spotsylvania Courthouse at 9.3 miles and Fredericksburg at 15 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.
No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Species logged across Caroline County include tessellated darter, bluegill and shield darter. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Coleman Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.
Averages move between 35°F in January and 77°F in July. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Plan any trip to Coleman Pond around it. Sudden cold puts fish down faster than sustained cold does.
The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Dalton Millpond, 5.4 miles out. Treat access at Coleman Pond as something to verify.
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| 29.69 | 29.66 | 29.64 | 29.61 | 29.59 | 29.57 | 29.56 | 29.54 | 29.53 | 29.54 | 29.52 | 29.49 | 29.47 | 29.44 | 29.42 | 29.42 | 29.43 | 29.45 | 29.46 | 29.48 | 29.49 | 29.5 | 29.51 | 29.51 |
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