Dyken Pond in Rensselaer County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Rensselaer County, New York, you have Dyken Pond. The water sits 1,624 feet up. It measures about 145 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. It is among the larger waters listed here for Rensselaer County. Nearest place of any size is Cropseyville, 6.9 miles away. Poestenkill follows at 7.4 miles, then Averill Park at 8.9 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Dyken Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name brown trout, common carp, pumpkinseed and chain pickerel. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Dyken Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 67°F, the coldest about 19°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Dyken Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, South Long Pond is 0.7 miles distant. Check the position on Dyken Pond before loading the car.