Fifth Pond Fishing in Essex County, New York

• Overview

  Within Essex County, New York, you have Fifth Pond. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. The water measures roughly 2 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Essex County list holds plenty of bigger water. Mineville is the closest place, 1.8 miles off. Ville-Marie sits 96 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Fifth Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name brown trout, brook trout and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Fifth Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 17°F to 66°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. From about mid April to around early December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Fifth Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The closest car park is 0.9 miles away, so pack accordingly. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Mill Pond is 0.4 miles distant. Where Fifth Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.