Chipman Pond is a reservoir in Delaware, near Sussex County.
Chipman covers 52.4 acres, reaches 8 feet and supports redear sunfish in addition to the usual bass, bluegill and crappie mix. Verified measurements give Chipman Pond a surface area of 52.4 acres, a maximum depth of 8 feet, and approximately 181.1 acre-feet of storage.
The mapped maximum at Chipman Pond provides a small but meaningful deep-water option, especially during the hottest and coldest parts of the year.
At Chipman Pond, bass are best approached with a moving bait first; a swim jig, spinnerbait or square-bill finds active fish, while a soft plastic handles the exact cover that produces a strike. Black crappie at Chipman Pond respond to a 1/32- or 1/16-ounce jig and live minnows beside brush, shaded wood or the deepest water available. Bluegill in Chipman Pond can be caught with a piece of worm, cricket or tiny jig under a small float, especially where shade meets vegetation. For Chipman Pond redear sunfish, keep a small worm close to the bottom near a firm edge rather than fishing high in the water.
Fish the first visible cover methodically; on a small pond, one productive laydown can hold several fish. No-wake operation is required on Delaware's public freshwater ponds, so a slow, deliberate pace fits Chipman Pond.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.