Cold Brook Reservoir in Fulton County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In New York, Cold Brook Reservoir falls inside Fulton County. It stands 945 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Fulton County list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 3.5 miles from Johnstown. The big place round here is Albany, 43 miles distant. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Cold Brook Reservoir

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Species logged across Fulton County include brown trout, brook trout, white sucker and brown bullhead. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Cold Brook Reservoir gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 18°F in January and 68°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. Expect the water usable from around early April until roughly mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Cold Brook Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Cork Center Reservoir is 2 miles distant. None of that is settled for Cold Brook Reservoir in what we hold.