Evies Pond Fishing near Lowville, New York

• Overview

  Look for Evies Pond in Lewis County, New York. It stands 1,302 feet above sea level. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Lewis County list. Some 11 miles away sits Lowville, the nearest settlement. For a city, Syracuse is 67 miles off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Evies Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Lewis County include white sucker, brown trout, pumpkinseed and brook trout. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Read Evies Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 16°F in January up to 66°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Evies Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Long Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Evies Pond carry more weight than any list.