Mud Pond Fishing near Ticonderoga, New York

• Overview

  Mud Pond is one of the Essex County waters in New York. The ground around here is rolling bush. At roughly 8 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Essex County are larger. 8.5 miles away sits Ticonderoga, the nearest town. Beyond it, Crown Point at 11 miles and Port Henry at 16 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name brown trout, brook trout, white sucker, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Work Mud Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 17°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Mud Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Clear Pond, 0.4 miles out. Nothing on Mud Pond should be assumed from this page alone.