Leonard Pond

Leonard Pond covers 20 acres in the Northwest Hills region. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Leonard Pond, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.

What to Expect at Leonard Pond

At 20 acres, Leonard Pond is small enough to fish methodically but large enough for one shoreline to differ from another.

Fish and Useful Baits at Leonard Pond

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

Bass

Begin the largemouth search on Leonard Pond with a moving bait, then pick apart wood or weeds with a worm.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

Crappie at Leonard Pond respond to a small jig or live minnow beside brush and suspended cover. Use a tiny jig or natural bait under a float when fishing Leonard Pond for bluegill and related sunfish. A small minnow or worm on a light rig fits yellow perch fishing at Leonard Pond.

Walleye and Larger Predators

Chain pickerel in Leonard Pond can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Leonard Pond

Choose a compact section and test it from shallow to deep on Leonard Pond. Then compare vegetation, shaded shoreline and firm-bottom changes around Leonard Pond before searching open water.

When to Fish Leonard Pond

Spring at Leonard Pond favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Leonard Pond, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Leonard Pond become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.