Ike Allen Pond Fishing near Richland, New York

• Overview

  You will find Ike Allen Pond in Oswego County, New York. This is lake country bush ground. Surface area runs to about 5 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Oswego County standards. Some 9.4 miles away sits Richland, the nearest settlement. Syracuse sits 29 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Ike Allen Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Oswego County: alewife, rainbow smelt, lake trout, johnny darter and yellow perch. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Ike Allen Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 20°F in January up to 69°F in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Ike Allen Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Edick Pond, 0.2 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Ike Allen Pond.