Little Cherrypatch Pond Fishing Guide, Essex County, New York

• Overview

  This water sits in Essex County, New York. Around the bank it is rolling bush. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Essex County are larger. Nearest town is Lake Placid, 2.5 miles off. The big place round here is Ville-Marie, 85 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Little Cherrypatch Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Essex County include brown trout, brook trout, white sucker, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Little Cherrypatch Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 64°F, while January sits near 14°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Little Cherrypatch Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Tom Peck Pond, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Little Cherrypatch Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.