Little Rock Pond Fishing near Hannawa Falls, New York

• Overview

  Within St. Lawrence County, New York, you have Little Rock Pond. It stands 1,227 feet above sea level. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our St. Lawrence County list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Hannawa Falls, is 11 miles away. Potsdam lies 13 miles off, Norwood another 18 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Little Rock Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for St. Lawrence County names rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Little Rock Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 66°F in July and bottoms out near 13°F in January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Little Rock Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This sits inside White Hill Wild Forest, so read the reserve notices first. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Long Pond, 0.7 miles away. Check the position at Little Rock Pond before loading the car.