Butler Pond Fishing Guide, Warren County, New York

• Overview

  Warren County, New York, is where Butler Pond sits. It lies 1,037 feet above sea level. Roughly 101 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 2.2 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Size puts it in the front rank of our Warren County list. Start from Glens Falls North, 3.7 miles down the road. Albany is the closest city, 50 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Butler Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name brown trout, brook trout and pumpkinseed. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Butler Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 69°F, the coldest about 19°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Butler Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Butler Storage Reservoir is 1.6 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Butler Pond.