Ice Pond Fishing Guide, New York, New York

• Overview

  Look for Ice Pond in New York. Salt water lies 0.4 miles off. It lies lower than most water we list in New York. Supplies mean a trip to Noank, 4 miles off. Mystic follows at 4.8 miles, then Poquonock Bridge at 6.1 miles. Close neighbours run: 0.2 miles out stands Mud Pond, Money Pond near enough 0.2 miles, 2.2 miles out stands Treasure Pond, Middle Farms Pond near enough 2.4 miles and 2.9 miles out stands Island Pond. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Ice Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Salt or brackish and tidal: fish the flow, rest at slack, and watch the mud on a falling tide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Take Ice Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 71°F, with January the cold end at about 30°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. At Ice Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. There is a mapped landing stage half a mile away. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Mud Pond is 0.2 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Ice Pond.