Mud Pond Fishing near Camillus, New York

• Overview

  You will find Mud Pond in Onondaga County, New York. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. About 22 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Camillus is the closest town at 2.9 miles. After that come Marcellus at 3 miles and Fairmount at 4 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Onondaga County list brown trout, common carp, white sucker and pumpkinseed. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Mud Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 69°F in July and bottoms out near 22°F in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Mud Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Rockwell Springs, 3.6 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Mud Pond.