Livingston Pond Fishing near North Elba, New York

• Overview

  Livingston Pond is one of the Essex County waters in New York. The ground round it is mixed forest. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Essex County are larger. Nearest town is North Elba, 9.3 miles off. For a city, Ville-Marie is 98 miles off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Livingston Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Essex County list brown trout, brook trout and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Treat Livingston Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 60°F and January near 11°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Livingston Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Calamity Pond, 0.6 miles out. Nothing on Livingston Pond should be assumed from this page alone.