Fly Pond Fishing in Herkimer County, New York

• Overview

  Herkimer County in New York is where Fly Pond sits. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Herkimer County list. Supplies mean a trip to Boonville, 28 miles off. Syracuse is the closest city, 79 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Fly Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Herkimer County names white sucker, yellow perch, brook trout, brown bullhead and brown trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Fly Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 64°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Fly Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. There is a pier recorded roughly 0.9 miles away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Cary Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Fly Pond before loading the car.