Graves Pond Fishing in Hamilton County, New York

• Overview

  Within Hamilton County, New York, you have Graves Pond. The setting is mixed forest on every side. Around 26 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Roughly 1.1 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The town to know is Tupper Lake, 17 miles out. Then Saranac Lake, 35 miles, and Hannawa Falls, 37 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Graves Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Hamilton County include lake trout, brook trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Graves Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 13°F for January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Graves Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Spring Pond, 0.5 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Graves Pond for certain.