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

• Overview

  Set in St. Lawrence County, Little Pine Pond is a New York water. The bank is 1,739 feet above sea level. Small at around 9 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our St. Lawrence County list. You are 11 miles from Tupper Lake. Kingston sits 91 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Pine Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for St. Lawrence County include rock bass, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed. The county list is broader than any single water. Little Pine Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 64°F, while January sits near 13°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Little Pine Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Pine Pond, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Little Pine Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.