Long Pond near Warrensburg: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Long Pond in Warren County, New York. It sits at 1,591 feet above sea level. It covers about 20 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. 21 miles away sits Warrensburg, the nearest town. It is 76 miles to Albany, the nearest city. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Warren County include brown trout, brook trout and pumpkinseed. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Long Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 15°F to 65°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At Long Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Mud Pond sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Long Pond before loading the car.