Fritz Pond Fishing Guide, Oswego County, New York

• Overview

  Fritz Pond falls in Oswego County, part of New York. It lies 525 feet above sea level. At 23 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest town is Central Square, 9.8 miles away. It is 25 miles to Syracuse, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Fritz Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Oswego County list alewife, rainbow smelt, lake trout, johnny darter and yellow perch. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The near bank of Fritz Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 21°F in January and 69°F in July. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about mid December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Fritz Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Saint Marys Pond is 1.6 miles off. Check the position at Fritz Pond before loading the car.