Dixon Pond

Dixon Pond is a lake in Utah County, Utah and covers about 3.2 acres, reaches about 9 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 11.6 acre-feet.

One weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity; try the windblown bank, then match the hook and line to the named target. With little deep water in Dixon Pond, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Dixon Pond include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass.

To begin with bluegill on Dixon Pond, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

When largemouth bass are the target on Dixon Pond, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.

Start the channel catfish search on Dixon Pond by trying to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

Start the common carp search on Dixon Pond by trying to place corn or a dough bait on the bottom along a shallow flat.

How to Read the Water

Use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket; keep the first pass close to structure, then give low-light water a slower bottom pass.

Season by Season

Shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move; check a rocky edge, then try natural colors in clear water.

A Simple Tackle Plan

A medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle; use water color to choose the first lure, then follow bait before changing areas.

Record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; work a quiet shoreline, then fish the windy and calm sides differently.