Lilly Pond, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lilly Pond is listed under Monroe County, New York. It stands 443 feet above sea level. Pittsford lies 3 miles from the water. Rochester sits 9.9 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. More in the same country: Lake Lacoma out at 0.2 miles, Hundred Acre Pond roughly 4.7 miles, Round Pond out at 4.9 miles, Deep Pond roughly 5.2 miles and Devils Bathtub out at 5.2 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Lilly Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Monroe County, recorded fish include alewife, rainbow smelt, johnny darter and lake trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lilly Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 71°F and January reads 23°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. From about early April to around late December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Lilly Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Bushnell's Basin Park and Ride Lot holds the nearest mapped parking, half a mile out. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lake Lacoma is 0.2 miles off. Signs at Lilly Pond carry more weight than any list.