Stiles Pond covers 64 acres in Essex County. The recorded maximum depth at Stiles Pond is 28 feet. At Stiles Pond, the documented storage volume is about 600 acre-feet.
What to Expect at Stiles Pond
The verified 28-foot maximum gives Stiles Pond enough depth for fish to move away from the bank without turning the lake into a purely open-water fishery.
Fish and Useful Baits at Stiles Pond
Fish reported from Stiles Pond include american eel, banded killifish, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, golden shiner, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, and yellow perch.
Bass
Largemouth bass in Stiles Pond can be searched with a spinnerbait before a Texas-rigged worm is worked through the best cover.
Crappie, Perch and Sunfish
Crappie anglers on Stiles Pond should count the jig down beside brush until the holding depth becomes clear. A small float, light line and a piece of worm are enough for Stiles Pond bluegill around cover. Perch anglers on Stiles Pond should stay mobile until several bites come from the same depth.
Walleye and Larger Predators
Chain pickerel in Stiles Pond can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.
A Simple Fishing Plan for Stiles Pond
Start with the clearest repeatable contour or cover edge on Stiles Pond. Compare incoming water, the old channel and a point leading toward the deeper end of Stiles Pond.
When to Fish Stiles Pond
A sunny spring afternoon can pull Stiles Pond fish toward dark bottom, wood and new vegetation. Summer fish in Stiles Pond may feed shallow at dawn before settling beside cover or deeper structure. Cooling water can bring Stiles Pond fish back to points and banks where bait gathers.
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