Hatching Pond Fishing in Essex County, New York

• Overview

  Hatching Pond is an Essex County water, in New York. This is lake country bush ground. It covers about 12 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest town is Mineville, 3.3 miles off. Further out sit Port Henry (7.2 miles) and Crown Point (13 miles). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Hatching Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Essex County cover brown trout, brook trout, white sucker, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. On Hatching Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 66°F for July and 17°F for January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Hatching Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Russett Pond is 1.4 miles distant. None of that is settled for Hatching Pond in what we hold.