Hays Pond

Hays Pond is a reservoir in Newton County, and on a first trip I would start around one straightforward section of water and stay there until I find a repeatable bite in the first few casts. I would keep the opening plan simple around one promising part of the lake and leave it alone until I find a repeatable bite in the nearby water.

Hays Pond Size, Maximum Depth and Volume

A dependable standalone set of acreage, depth, and volume figures is not readily available for Hays Pond, so I would not guess at them until an official reservoir report documents the value and would work one easy-to-read part of the lake until I find a repeatable bite in the first hour.

Fishing This Water

The fishery at Hays Pond is lightly documented, so I would use a light spinning setup with a soft plastic and live-bait option around one manageable starting zone and let the first trip stay broad until I see a pattern develop in the first setup. The best first setup on Hays Pond is a simple one around one nearby starting zone, and I would leave it alone until I see a pattern develop in the opening stretch.

A Practical Hays Pond Game Plan

I would approach Hays Pond by choosing one short area near the launch, one target, and a small tackle selection, then change one part of the plan before the rest after I get a useful answer from the first few casts. If I get a useful answer from the nearby water, I would stop searching randomly and fish one sheltered area near the launch properly on Hays Pond. If I get a useful answer from the first hour, I would make a note of what happened around one straightforward area near the launch and use that as the starting point the next time I fish Hays Pond.