Sawhill Pond #15

Sawhill Pond #15 is a lake in Boulder County, Colorado.

The size of Sawhill Pond #15 rewards a simple area-by-area plan instead of long random moves.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Sawhill Pond #15 include Black Bullhead, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, and Pumpkinseed.

At Sawhill Pond #15, try this for bluegill: use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

At Sawhill Pond #15, try this for largemouth bass: work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

At Sawhill Pond #15, try this for channel catfish: fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

An easy black bullhead approach is to soak a worm or light piece of cut bait on the bottom in quiet water after sunset.

How to Read the Water

At Sawhill Pond #15 in Boulder County, 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.

Season by Season

For the first look at this local, open lake in Boulder 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 Sawhill Pond #15, 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.

At Sawhill Pond #15, 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.