Loon Hollows Pond, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Herkimer County, New York. Height above sea level is 1,988 feet. It covers about 20 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it is in the upper part of our New York listings. Lowville is the closest town at 25 miles. Kingston is the closest city, 74 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Loon Hollows Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Herkimer County cover white sucker, yellow perch, brook trout, brown bullhead and brown trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Loon Hollows Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 64°F on average, January about 13°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from late April until about early December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Loon Hollows Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. 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. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Twin Ponds is 0.6 miles off. For Loon Hollows Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.