Fishing Mill Pond in Rensselaer County, New York

• Overview

  This water sits in Rensselaer County, New York. The ground around here is rolling bush. At roughly 19 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Cropseyville is the closest place, 5.8 miles off. Albany sits 18 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mill Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Rensselaer County records list brown trout, common carp, pumpkinseed and chain pickerel among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Fish Mill Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 68°F in July and bottoms out near 19°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. The water is typically free of ice between early April and mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Mill Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mill Pond Parking offers parking about half a mile from the water. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. A picnic area is mapped about half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Second Pond, 0.3 miles away. Confirm access to Mill Pond locally before you travel.