Beardsley Pond is a lake in the Northwest Hills region, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Beardsley Pond, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.
What to Expect at Beardsley Pond
Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Beardsley Pond, the safest approach is to read the water in front of you instead of assuming it fishes like another lake with the same name.
Fish and Useful Baits at Beardsley Pond
Fish reported from Beardsley Pond include alewife, american eel, banded killifish, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, common carp, golden shiner, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, redbreast sunfish, rock bass, spottail shiner, tessellated darter, white sucker, and yellow perch. Brook trout, brown trout, and rainbow trout are listed separately as stocked in Beardsley Pond. The stocking entry is a management record for Beardsley Pond, not a promise that those fish will be present at every spot or on every trip.
Bass
Largemouth bass in Beardsley Pond can be searched with a spinnerbait before a Texas-rigged worm is worked through the best cover.
Crappie, Perch and Sunfish
Slow vertical presentations around wood and suspended cover are dependable for Beardsley Pond crappie. Bluegill and other sunfish in Beardsley Pond take worms, crickets and tiny jigs along shade and vegetation. Keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to the bottom when perch are the target on Beardsley Pond.
Walleye and Larger Predators
Chain pickerel in Beardsley Pond can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.
A Simple Fishing Plan for Beardsley Pond
Let the first repeated bite identify the useful depth on Beardsley Pond. Then compare vegetation, shaded shoreline and firm-bottom changes around Beardsley Pond before searching open water.
When to Fish Beardsley Pond
Early spring on Beardsley Pond calls for a slow presentation near the first break outside protected water. At midday in summer, Beardsley Pond anglers should slow down beside shade, weeds or a nearby depth change. Fall on Beardsley Pond is a good time for small crankbaits and swimbaits around moving forage.
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