Coffee Pond Fishing Guide, Essex County, New York

• Overview

  The Essex County end of New York holds Coffee Pond. The water sits 1,302 feet up. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Essex County standards. Nearest town is Ticonderoga, 14 miles off. For a city, Albany is 80 miles off. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Coffee Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Essex County cover brown trout, brook trout and white sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Fish Coffee Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 67°F and January about 17°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. From about mid April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Coffee Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Spectacle Pond sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Coffee Pond should be assumed from this page alone.