Little Diamond Pond in Herkimer County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Herkimer County, New York, sits Little Diamond Pond. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. At 13 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is high ground by New York standards. For a base, Lowville sits 28 miles out. Beyond it, Boonville at 30 miles and Carthage at 36 miles. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Little Diamond Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. 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 Herkimer County include white sucker, yellow perch and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Little Diamond Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 13°F in January up to 64°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Anyone fishing Little Diamond Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Doe Pond sits 1.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Little Diamond Pond.