Fishing at Mud Pond, Livingston County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Mud Pond in Livingston County, New York. Elevation runs to 879 feet. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. Most waters listed here for Livingston County are larger. You are 3 miles from Lima. Honeoye Falls lies 5.1 miles off, Livonia another 6.9 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Livingston County names alewife, common carp, rock bass, johnny darter and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Mud Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 22°F in January up to 70°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about late December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. That shapes the year on Mud Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Round Pond at 0.2 miles is the nearest alternative. For Mud Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.