Little Mouldy Pond in Lewis County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Little Mouldy Pond sits in Lewis County, out in New York. It stands 1,388 feet above sea level. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. 22 miles away sits Carthage, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Kingston, 66 miles away. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Little Mouldy Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Lewis County records list white sucker, brown trout and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Little Mouldy Pond decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 15°F in January to roughly 66°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Little Mouldy Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Mouldy Pond, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Little Mouldy Pond.