Long Pond Fishing near Gouverneur, New York

• Overview

  Long Pond is one of the St. Lawrence County listings for New York. It stands 1,352 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 45 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 1.1 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Gouverneur is the closest place, 20 miles off. Canton is 23 miles and Hannawa Falls 24 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across St. Lawrence County: rock bass, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed. The county list is broader than any single water. On Long Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 14°F to 66°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Long Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Greenfield Pond at 0.8 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Long Pond if anything is unclear.