Glidden Marsh near Ticonderoga: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Glidden Marsh sits in Essex County, out in New York. Land around it is rolling bush. It runs to roughly 27 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 1.6 miles in total. The town to know is Ticonderoga, 12 miles out. Crown Point is 13 miles away, with Port Henry at 18 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Glidden Marsh

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Essex County names brown trout, brook trout and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Glidden Marsh rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 17°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Glidden Marsh that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Oxshoe Pond, 0.4 miles away. Ask locally about Glidden Marsh if anything is unclear.