Greenfield Pond, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In New York, Greenfield Pond falls inside St. Lawrence County. The surface lies 1,230 feet up. The water covers some 29 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The nearest town is Gouverneur, 20 miles away. The nearest city of size is Kingston, 70 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Greenfield Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. St. Lawrence County records list rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Greenfield Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 14°F to 66°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Greenfield Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Round Pond, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Greenfield Pond in particular, ask before you travel.