Catamount Pond near Tupper Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in St. Lawrence County, Catamount Pond is a New York water. It stands 1,512 feet above sea level. Surface area is around 106 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 1.9 miles in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for St. Lawrence County. Some 8.9 miles away sits Tupper Lake, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Gloucester, 89 miles distant. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Catamount Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for St. Lawrence County list rock bass, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Catamount Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 65°F and January reads 13°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near early December in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Catamount Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Upper Parking Lot offers parking about half a mile from the water. A campsite is mapped about half a mile away, which makes an early start easier. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Round Pond, 0.4 miles out. Nothing on Catamount Pond should be assumed from this page alone.