Arbuckle Pond Fishing near Hannawa Falls, New York

• Overview

  This water sits in St. Lawrence County, New York. It lies 856 feet above sea level. At about 40 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The nearest place of any size is Hannawa Falls, 7.1 miles away. Gloucester sits 67 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Nearby alternatives: Warm Brook Flow at 0.7 miles, Green Pond (1.3 miles), South Colton Reservoir at 2.7 miles, Close Pond (4 miles) and Horton Ponds at 4.2 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Arbuckle Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across St. Lawrence County: rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. The near bank of Arbuckle Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 14°F to 68°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan any trip to Arbuckle Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Warm Brook Flow, 0.7 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Arbuckle Pond.