No Bottom Pond near West Stockbridge: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  No Bottom Pond is listed under Columbia County, New York. The surface lies 1,608 feet up. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Columbia County standards. The nearest place of any size is West Stockbridge, 4.7 miles away. Richmond is 5 miles and Chatham 7 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on No Bottom Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Columbia County names common carp, brown trout, goldfish and rudd. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish No Bottom Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 68°F in July and bottoms out near 20°F in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. No Bottom Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is camping recorded roughly 0.9 miles off. The water borders Beebe Hill State Forest, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. If the gate is shut, Barrett Pond at 1.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on No Bottom Pond should be assumed from this page alone.