Lilypad Pond, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In New York, Lilypad Pond falls inside Clinton County. Land around it is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 14 acres — small enough to read in one session. Around 1.0 miles of margin, front to back. It is a small entry by Clinton County standards. Supplies mean a trip to Malone, 12 miles off. Dannemora is 17 miles away, with Franklin at 19 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Lilypad Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Clinton County: brown trout, white sucker, brook trout and pumpkinseed. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Lilypad Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 13°F in January and 65°F in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lilypad Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Figure Eight Pond, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lilypad Pond should be assumed from this page alone.