Fishing Little Mud Pond in Clinton County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Little Mud Pond in the Clinton County part of New York. The setting is lake country bush. At 10 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Clinton County list. Nearest town is Peru, 8.6 miles off. For a city, Ville-Marie is 68 miles off. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Little Mud Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Clinton County, recorded fish include brown trout, white sucker, brook trout and pumpkinseed. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Little Mud Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 67°F in July and bottom out at 16°F in January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Little Mud Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Slush Pond is 2.4 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Little Mud Pond.