Patterson Ponds is a lake in Apache County, Arizona.
Patterson Ponds is a lake in Apache County, Arizona and covers about 8 acres, reaches about 13.8 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 44.2 acre-feet.
The small size of Patterson Ponds makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Patterson Ponds include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.
One direct bluegill tactic on Patterson Ponds is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
When largemouth bass are the target on Patterson Ponds, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
The first channel catfish pass on Patterson Ponds should fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
Keep the first check on Patterson Ponds simple: start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
A focused trip to Patterson Ponds begins this way: 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.
At Patterson Ponds, 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.
When working Patterson Ponds, 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.