Ivory Pond

Ivory Pond is a reservoir in the Lower Connecticut River Valley region, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Ivory Pond, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.

What to Expect at Ivory Pond

Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Ivory Pond, the safest approach is to read the water in front of you instead of assuming it fishes like another lake with the same name.

Fish and Useful Baits at Ivory Pond

Fish reported from Ivory Pond include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, and yellow perch.

Bass

Low light favors a topwater or spinnerbait for Ivory Pond largemouth; brighter conditions call for a slower presentation beside cover.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

A soft-plastic minnow or live minnow placed beside cover is a sound crappie approach on Ivory Pond. For sunfish on Ivory Pond, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For Ivory Pond yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.

Walleye and Larger Predators

A spoon or compact swimbait worked beside weeds is a practical chain pickerel choice on Ivory Pond.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Ivory Pond

Fish one shoreline slowly before crossing the water on Ivory Pond. Then compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Ivory Pond.

When to Fish Ivory Pond

A sunny spring afternoon can pull Ivory Pond fish toward dark bottom, wood and new vegetation. Summer fish in Ivory Pond may feed shallow at dawn before settling beside cover or deeper structure. Cooling water can bring Ivory Pond fish back to points and banks where bait gathers.