Buck Pond Fishing Guide, Herkimer County, New York

• Overview

  Buck Pond is set in Herkimer County, New York. It sits in rolling bush country. At roughly 10 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Herkimer County. You are 26 miles from Tupper Lake. Further out sit Lowville (35 miles) and Carthage (38 miles). Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Buck Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Herkimer County names white sucker, yellow perch, brook trout and brown bullhead. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Buck Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 13°F and July at about 64°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near early December: that is the shape of an average year. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Buck Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Rock Lake, 1.4 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Buck Pond for certain.