Highland Park Pond is a pond in Neosho County, Kansas. Highland Park Pond covers about 1 acre.
What to Expect at Highland Park Pond
Highland Park Pond was made by holding back a river or creek, making the old channel, bends and quiet coves sensible places to begin.
Fish and Useful Baits at Highland Park Pond
Fish reported from Highland Park Pond include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and white crappie. Stocking records for Highland Park Pond also list saugeye and channel catfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
Bass
For bass at Highland Park, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
Crappie and Sunfish
For panfish at Highland Park, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
Saugeye
For roaming fish at Highland Park, fish a jig, blade bait or crankbait near the old channel for saugeye.
Catfish
For bottom fishing at Highland Park, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
A Simple Fishing Plan for Highland Park Pond
On a first trip to Highland Park, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
When to Fish Highland Park Pond
Spring on Highland Park is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall on Highland Park can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.