Mill Pond Fishing near Coxsackie, New York

• Overview

  Mill Pond is a Greene County water, New York side. Land around it is pine and birch. At 2 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Greene County. Nearest town is Coxsackie, 5.2 miles off. For a city, Albany is 22 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Mill Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Greene County include common carp, rudd, goldfish and brown trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Mill Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 70°F at the top of summer and 22°F at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Look for the thaw near late March; the fishing lifts straight after. Open water usually runs from late March until about mid December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That shapes the year on Mill Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is recorded parking some 80 yards off. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. 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. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Potuck Reservoir at 1.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Mill Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.