Fishing at Cranberry Pond, St. Lawrence County, New York

• Overview

  Set in St. Lawrence County, New York, this is Cranberry Pond. The setting is pine and birch. The water measures roughly 21 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Head to Hannawa Falls, 12 miles away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Canton (14 miles) and Potsdam (15 miles). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Cranberry Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. 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 St. Lawrence County cover rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Treat Cranberry Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 14°F in January up to 67°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on Cranberry Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, L Pond at 1.3 miles is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Cranberry Pond.