Little Long Pond near Harriman: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  The Orange County end of New York holds Little Long Pond. The bank gives way to farm and woodlot. With some 48 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 1.2 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Harriman at 5.3 miles is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Paterson is 22 miles off. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Little Long Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Orange County records list common carp, brook trout and bluegill among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Little Long Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 71°F and January near 26°F. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. On Little Long Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Lake Kanawauke, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Little Long Pond should be assumed from this page alone.