Fishing Hinchings Pond in Lewis County, New York

• Overview

  Lewis County, New York, is where Hinchings Pond sits. It stands 1,253 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 17 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. For a base, Lowville sits 11 miles out. Boonville is 19 miles and Carthage 23 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications. Ground round the water is mixed, open in parts and thick in others.

• Where to Fish on Hinchings Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Lewis County, recorded fish include white sucker, brown trout, pumpkinseed, brook trout and brown bullhead. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Hinchings Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 66°F; the cold one sits at 16°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Hinchings Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Parsons Pond, 0.7 miles out. Where Hinchings Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.