Clear Pond Fishing near Tupper Lake, New York

• Overview

  Clear Pond is a St. Lawrence County water, in New York. The water sits 1,463 feet up. The water covers some 29 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 1.0 miles of margin, front to back. Head to Tupper Lake, 19 miles away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Hannawa Falls at 21 miles and Potsdam at 25 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Clear Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across St. Lawrence County: rock bass, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Clear Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 65°F and January near 13°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Clear Pond that shapes the whole year.

• 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. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Beaver Pond, 0.6 miles away. Confirm access to Clear Pond locally before you travel.