Little High Pond Fishing Guide, Hamilton County, New York

• Overview

  Little High Pond is a Hamilton County water, in New York. It stands 1,755 feet above sea level. Small at around 19 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Start from Tupper Lake, 22 miles down the road. It is 96 miles to Kingston, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Little High Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Hamilton County records list lake trout, brook trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Fish Little High Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 64°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Little High Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, High Pond is 0.8 miles off. Check the position at Little High Pond before loading the car.