Tobey Pond

Tobey Pond is a reservoir in the Northwest Hills region, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. A dependable maximum-depth figure was not found for Tobey Pond, so it should not be guessed from a similarly named water.

What to Expect at Tobey Pond

Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Tobey 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 Tobey Pond

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

Bass

When largemouth bass hold tight to cover on Tobey Pond, a compact jig or weedless worm is more useful than repeated open-water casts.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

For Tobey Pond crappie, hold a 1/16-ounce jig or minnow beside wood instead of dragging it through snags. Bluegill in Tobey Pond are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. Yellow perch in Tobey Pond are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.

Walleye and Larger Predators

For Tobey Pond pickerel, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Tobey Pond

Start where two kinds of cover meet on Tobey Pond. Then compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Tobey Pond.

When to Fish Tobey Pond

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