Petes Pond is a reservoir in California, near Mariposa County.
Petes Pond is a reservoir in Mariposa County, California and covers about 5.4 acres, reaches about 19.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 44.4 acre-feet.
Petes Pond is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Petes Pond include Hardhead, Prickly Sculpin, Sacramento Blackfish, Sacramento Pikeminnow, Sacramento Sucker, and Rainbow Trout.
One direct rainbow trout tactic on Petes Pond is to cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
Use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket; check the downwind corner for food, then match lure size to the fish.
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; try the first deep shelf after the bank, then work the bottom where the bank turns steep.
A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control; test the drop before leaving; write down the depth that works.
Record the wind, water color, depth of the working lure, 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; slow down after the first bite.
Explore nearby waters, including local Featured destinations. Check each page for access and fishing restrictions.
Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.