Lawson Pond in Essex County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Essex County, New York, this is Lawson Pond. Elevation runs to 1,129 feet. It measures about 28 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. For supplies, Keeseville is 11 miles out. Ville-Marie is the closest city, 78 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish. Trees shelter part of the bank when the wind gets up.

• Where to Fish on Lawson Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Essex County cover brown trout, brook trout, white sucker, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Lawson Pond gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 16°F to 66°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Lawson Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Clear Pond sits 0.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Lawson Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.