Fishing at Lowe Pond, Chemung County, New York

• Overview

  New York holds Lowe Pond, in Chemung County. It sits in rolling bush. Big Flats sits 1.4 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Big Flats Airport lies 2 miles off, Elmira Heights another 4.8 miles. Other water nearby: Elmira Reservoir at 4.1 miles, Eldridge Lake the better part of 5.3 miles, Weyer Pond at 6.2 miles, Foster Pond the better part of 6.4 miles and Miller Pond at 8 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lowe Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Chemung County, recorded fish include common carp, green sunfish and smallmouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Lowe Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 69°F, with January the cold end at about 23°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late March. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That shapes the year on Lowe Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Parking is mapped about 150 yards from the bank. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Elmira Reservoir, 4.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lowe Pond.