Fishing Long Pond in Chenango County, New York

• Overview

  This water sits in Chenango County, New York. The land about it is lake country bush. With some 109 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 1.9 miles of margin, front to back. Few waters listed in Chenango County are bigger. For a base, Lakeview sits 1.4 miles out. Beyond it, Greene at 7.3 miles and Cincinnatus at 8.9 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Chenango County list white sucker, brown trout and brook trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Long Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 68°F in July and bottoms out near 21°F in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Long Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The slipway at Long Pond Boat Launch is half a mile away. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. The water borders Long Pond State Forest, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Cincinnatus Lake is 1.2 miles off. For Long Pond in particular, ask before you travel.