Cecil Pond

Cecil Pond is a reservoir in Mohave County, Arizona and covers about 3 acres, reaches about 12.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 16 acre-feet.

Cecil Pond is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Cecil Pond include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.

While looking for bluegill on Cecil Pond, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

One direct largemouth bass tactic on Cecil Pond is to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

For channel catfish on Cecil Pond, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

For a first pass on Cecil Pond, do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself.

Season by Season

Before moving far on Cecil Pond, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.

A Simple Tackle Plan

To narrow down Cecil Pond, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.

While fishing Cecil Pond, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.