Thoma Pond

Thoma Pond is a reservoir in Pike County, but a dependable surface-area figure was not found. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Thoma Pond, so neither should be estimated from a similarly named lake.

What to Expect at Thoma Pond

Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Thoma 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 Thoma Pond

Fish reported from Thoma Pond include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and yellow perch.

Bass

A spinnerbait, square-bill and Texas rig cover the most useful largemouth situations on Thoma Pond.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

A soft-plastic minnow or live minnow placed beside cover is a sound crappie approach on Thoma Pond. For sunfish on Thoma Pond, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For Thoma Pond yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.

Catfish, Bullheads and Carp

After dark, try a nightcrawler or cut bait near a channel turn when fishing Thoma Pond for channel catfish.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Thoma Pond

Fish one protected section slowly before testing the windblown side, because the two banks can have very different water color on Thoma Pond. Then check the original creek route, the dam end and any point on Thoma Pond that reaches toward deeper water.

When to Fish Thoma Pond

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