Mill Pond in Greene County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Greene County, New York, you have Mill Pond. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. This is a pocket water of some 7 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It lies lower than most water we list in New York. Jefferson Heights is the closest town at 1.6 miles. Further out sit Catskill (3 miles) and Athens (4.7 miles). The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Mill Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Greene County names common carp, rudd and goldfish. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Mill Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 23°F in January and 71°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late March to late December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Mill Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Black Lake, 2.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Mill Pond if anything is unclear.