Cox Pond is a reservoir in Arizona, near Mohave County.
Cox Pond is a reservoir in Mohave County, Arizona and covers about 0.2 acres, reaches about 5.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.6 acre-feet.
When the bite is slow on Cox Pond, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Cox Pond, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
When working Cox Pond, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
Keep the first check on Cox Pond simple: begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water.
At Cox 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.
Before moving far on Cox Pond, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
For a short trip to Cox 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.
A focused trip to Cox Pond begins this way: 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.