Cement Pond Fishing in Onondaga County, New York

• Overview

  The Onondaga County entry here is Cement Pond, in New York. The bank is 407 feet above sea level. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Onondaga County are larger. For a base, Peru sits 1.7 miles out. Syracuse is the closest city, 15 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Cement Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Onondaga County records list brown trout, common carp, white sucker and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The near bank of Cement Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 70°F and January about 23°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Cement Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Cross Lake, 4.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Cement Pond for certain.