McCuen Pond Fishing Guide, St. Lawrence County, New York

• Overview

  This water sits in St. Lawrence County, New York. Land around it is lake country bush. At 6 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for St. Lawrence County are larger. You are 16 miles from Tupper Lake. For a city, Gloucester is 81 miles off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on McCuen Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for St. Lawrence County include rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish McCuen Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 65°F, while January sits near 13°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to McCuen Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Buck Pond, 1.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat McCuen Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.