Fishing at Mud Pond, Warren County, New York

• Overview

  Set in Warren County, Mud Pond is a New York water. The setting is lake country bush. It covers about 16 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Warrensburg sits 11 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Albany sits 61 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Warren County records list brown trout, brook trout and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Mud Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 65°F and January near 16°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Mud Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Round Pond is 0.9 miles off. Ask locally about Mud Pond if anything is unclear.