Beaver Spring Pond in Delaware County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Beaver Spring Pond sits in Delaware County, out in New York. The water sits 1,293 feet up. It covers about 12 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. For supplies, Worcester is 9 miles out. Albany sits 56 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Spring Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Open biodiversity records for Delaware County list brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker and tessellated darter. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Beaver Spring Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 67°F, with January the cold end at about 20°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Beaver Spring Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Sexsmith Lake, 1 mile away. Nothing on Beaver Spring Pond should be assumed from this page alone.