Piute Ponds is a reservoir in California, near Los Angeles County.
Piute Ponds is a reservoir in Los Angeles County, California and covers about 201.2 acres, reaches about 51 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 4,411.4 acre-feet.
There is enough room for fish to move at Piute Ponds, so compare a protected side with a windblown bank before settling on one depth. Deep water at Piute Ponds gives fish room to move away from shore as summer heat and bright light build.
Fish listed for Piute Ponds include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, Redear Sunfish, and Threadfin Shad.
To begin with black crappie on Piute Ponds, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
A useful bluegill plan on Piute Ponds is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
When largemouth bass are the target on Piute Ponds, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
A useful channel catfish plan on Piute Ponds is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
Other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig; try the windblown bank, then use the same depth on the next similar feature.
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; work an old channel turn, then test a point before fishing a featureless bank.
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; start on a firm point, then fish the same shape nearby.
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; use a small lure when bites are scarce, then make the next cast parallel to the edge.
Record the wind, water color, depth beside the clean 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; use the old channel as a guide.
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