Basket Pond Fishing in Delaware County, New York

• Overview

  Basket Pond is set in Delaware County, New York. The water sits 1,690 feet up. The water measures roughly 21 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Nearest town is Livingston Manor, 14 miles off. After that come Walton at 17 miles and Deposit at 19 miles. Nearby, in order: Gould Pond at about 1.9 miles, Deer Lake at 3 miles, Delaware Lake at about 3 miles, Crystal Lake at 4.7 miles and Pierce Pond at about 4.8 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Basket Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Delaware County include brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker and tessellated darter. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Basket Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 67°F and January about 20°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Basket Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Gould Pond, 1.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Basket Pond for certain.