Fishing Brickyard Pond in Suffolk County, New York

• Overview

  Brickyard Pond is one of the Suffolk County waters in New York. The land about it is farm and woodlot. Small at around 2 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Suffolk County list holds plenty of bigger water. Noank is the closest town at 4.3 miles. Then Poquonock Bridge, 5.7 miles, and Mystic, 6.2 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Brickyard Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Suffolk County, recorded fish include alewife, blueback herring and pumpkinseed. At Brickyard Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 71°F and January near 30°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Plan any trip to Brickyard Pond around it. A grey, mild day is often better than a bright, still one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Barlow Pond is 0.3 miles off. Check the position at Brickyard Pond before loading the car.