North Pond Fishing in Chenango County, New York

• Overview

  You will find North Pond in Chenango County, New York. Around the bank it is lake country bush. Roughly 66 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The full circuit measures close to 1.3 miles on foot. The closest town, Oxford, is 4.8 miles away. Syracuse is the closest city, 53 miles away. Within a short drive: Tank Pond (1.5 miles), Guilford Lake at 1.8 miles, Lake Gerry (2.4 miles), Trestle Lake at 3.5 miles and Mud Pond (5.7 miles). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on North Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Chenango County: white sucker, brown trout and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to North Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 21°F in January up to 68°F in July. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on North Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Tank Pond, 1.5 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at North Pond for certain.