Hidden Valley Pond is a lake in Contra Costa County, California.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Hidden Valley Pond is a lake in Contra Costa County, California and covers about 7.8 acres.
The small size of Hidden Valley Pond makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Hidden Valley Pond include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hardhead, Hitch, Largemouth Bass, Prickly Sculpin, Sacramento Blackfish, Sacramento Pikeminnow, Sacramento Sucker, and Threespine Stickleback.
The first bluegill pass on Hidden Valley Pond should use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
For largemouth bass on Hidden Valley Pond, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
To begin with channel catfish on Hidden Valley Pond, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
A useful common carp plan on Hidden Valley Pond is to place corn or a dough bait on the bottom along a shallow flat.
Rainbow Trout have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch; check both sides of the point.
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; check a protected pocket after sunrise, then try natural colors in clear water.
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; work the best shade during bright hours, then test a point before fishing a featureless bank.
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; begin beside green weeds, then keep the first route short.
Record the wind, water color, depth along the active edge, 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; fish one point at two depths, then test a point before fishing a featureless bank.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.