Indian Mountain Pond Fishing in St. Lawrence County, New York

• Overview

  Indian Mountain Pond is one of the St. Lawrence County listings for New York. The water sits 1,762 feet up. About 10 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Nearest town is Tupper Lake, 19 miles off. The big place round here is Kingston, 83 miles distant. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Indian Mountain Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for St. Lawrence County list rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Work Indian Mountain Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 65°F in July and bottom out at 13°F in January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Indian Mountain Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Spectacle Pond is 1.1 miles distant. Rules at Indian Mountain Pond are worth checking on the day.