Duck Pond Fishing Guide, Lewis County, New York

• Overview

  You will find Duck Pond in Lewis County, New York. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. This is a pocket water of some 9 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The nearest place of any size is Gouverneur, 13 miles away. Philadelphia lies 17 miles off, Carthage another 17 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Duck Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Lewis County include white sucker, brown trout, pumpkinseed, brook trout and brown bullhead. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Duck Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 67°F and January reads 16°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Duck Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Mud Pond at 0.3 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Duck Pond.