Fishing at Clines Pond, Broome County, New York

• Overview

  In New York, Clines Pond falls inside Broome County. It lies 1,286 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 9 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Broome County are larger. For a base, Conklin sits 4.4 miles out. After that come Binghamton at 7.1 miles and Hallstead at 7.4 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Clines Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Broome County list smallmouth bass, common carp, brown trout and rock bass. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Clines Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 69°F in July and bottoms out near 22°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Clines Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Tripps Pond is 0.2 miles distant. Treat access at Clines Pond as something to verify.