Lockart Pond Fishing in Essex County, New York

• Overview

  Lockart Pond is one of the Essex County listings for New York. It lies 909 feet above sea level. At roughly 5 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On size it sits at the modest end of our Essex County list. Keeseville lies 9.5 miles from the water. Ville-Marie sits 76 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lockart Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Essex County records list brown trout, brook trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Lockart Pond for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 16°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Lockart Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Eagle Mountain Wilderness Preserve takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Round Pond, 0.4 miles out. For Lockart Pond in particular, ask before you travel.