McMurry West Pond

McMurry West Pond is a lake in Larimer County, Colorado.

The size of McMurry West Pond rewards a simple area-by-area plan instead of long random moves.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for McMurry West Pond include Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Green Sunfish, and Largemouth Bass.

At McMurry West Pond in Larimer County, try this for black crappie: fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.

At McMurry West Pond in Larimer County, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

During a slow pass across this local, open lake in Larimer County, try this for channel catfish: fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

While working this local, open lake in Larimer County, 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.

Season by Season

To keep things simple on this local, open lake in Larimer County, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.

A Simple Tackle Plan

At McMurry West Pond in Larimer County, 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.

While learning this local, open lake in Larimer County, 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.