Grays Millpond, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Grays Millpond is listed under Oswego County, New York. The bank gives way to mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 8 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Oswego County are larger. Mexico lies 5 miles from the water. After that come Central Square at 8 miles and Volney at 10 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Grays Millpond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Records held for Oswego County cover 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. Read Grays Millpond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 69°F and January reads 21°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Grays Millpond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Russ Pond sits 4 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Grays Millpond may have changed since it was mapped.