Nicks Pond

Nicks Pond is a lake in Piute County, Utah and covers about 0.7 acres, reaches about 6.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1.9 acre-feet.

The small size of Nicks Pond makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Nicks Pond, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Nicks Pond include Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, and Rainbow Trout.

For rainbow trout on Nicks Pond, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.

How to Read the Water

Make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break; match lure size to the visible food, then check the first shelf outside shallow cover.

Season by Season

In spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace; cast across the break instead of along it, then add vibration in stained water.

A Simple Tackle Plan

A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control; check the coolest inflow, then add vibration in stained water.

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; cast across the point tip, then let a light jig fall beside the break.