Connery Pond Fishing Guide, Essex County, New York

• Overview

  Connery Pond lies in Essex County, in New York. The setting is rolling bush. With some 85 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 1.6 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. On our Essex County list it sits near the top for size. For supplies, Lake Placid is 3.4 miles out. Ville-Marie is the closest city, 84 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Connery Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Essex County: brown trout, brook trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Connery Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 14°F in January and 64°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Connery Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Tom Peck Pond is 0.6 miles distant. Treat Connery Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.