Little Mud Pond Fishing in St. Lawrence County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Little Mud Pond in St. Lawrence County, New York. The bank is 702 feet above sea level. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our St. Lawrence County list. Start from Gouverneur, 4.8 miles down the road. Kingston is the closest city, 55 miles away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Mud Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for St. Lawrence County names rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Little Mud Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 68°F, with January the cold end at about 16°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Little Mud Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Chub Lake, 1.6 miles out. Ask locally about Little Mud Pond if anything is unclear.