Fishing at Fish Pond, Lewis County, New York

• Overview

  Fish Pond lies in Lewis County, New York. The surface lies 1,263 feet up. Around 33 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 0.9 miles keeps the choices simple. The nearest place of any size is Lowville, 12 miles away. Boonville is 21 miles and Carthage 22 miles. Others within reach: Long Lake after 0.4 miles, Mahan Pond at 0.6 miles, Evies Pond after 0.6 miles, Huckleberry Lake at 1.1 miles and Hopsicker Pond after 1.2 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Fish Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Lewis County: white sucker, brown trout and pumpkinseed. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Fish Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 16°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Expect Fish Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Long Lake, 0.4 miles out. Ask locally about Fish Pond if anything is unclear.