Fishing at Murrays Pond, Ulster County, New York

• Overview

  Murrays Pond sits within Ulster County in New York. The bank is 518 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Ulster County. Nearest place of any size is Pine Bush, 3 miles away. Beyond it, Watchtower at 4.6 miles and Ellenville at 6.5 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Murrays Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Open biodiversity records for Ulster County list common carp, brown trout, brook trout and goldfish. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Murrays Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 71°F; the cold one sits at 24°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late March. In an average year the thaw lands around late March and the freeze near late December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Murrays Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Pinebush Lake is 1.2 miles off. None of that is settled for Murrays Pond in what we hold.