Fishing Jollys Pond in Douglas County, Washington

• Overview

  Jollys Pond stands in Douglas County, Washington. The water sits 2,388 feet up. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Head to Soap Lake, 22 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Spokane, 90 miles distant. Close by you also have: Tule Lake 0.7 miles, Jollys Lake at 1.1 miles, Durk Lake 1.3 miles, Sullivan Lake at 1.8 miles and Heinlen Lake 2.5 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Jollys Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Douglas County records list largemouth bass, sockeye salmon, black crappie, bluegill and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Jollys Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 69°F and January at 24°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually goes in mid March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about mid March to early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Jollys Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Tule Lake at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. The position on Jollys Pond is worth confirming on the day.