Barnes Pond Fishing near Dannemora, New York

• Overview

  Barnes Pond is one of the Clinton County listings for New York. The bank is 1,476 feet above sea level. At 20 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Dannemora is the closest town at 9.1 miles. Morrisonville is 15 miles away, with Peru at 17 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Barnes Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Clinton County include brown trout, white sucker, brook trout, pumpkinseed and brown bullhead. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Barnes Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 15°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Barnes Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Ore Pond, 3.9 miles away. Where Barnes Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.