Fishing Oxshoe Pond in Essex County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Oxshoe Pond in the Essex County part of New York. Height above sea level is 1,204 feet. At 15 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest place of any size is Ticonderoga, 11 miles away. It is 83 miles to Albany, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Oxshoe Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name brown trout, brook trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Oxshoe Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 17°F to 67°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Oxshoe Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A slipway is marked about half a mile from here. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Failing this one, try Glidden Marsh, 0.4 miles away. Treat Oxshoe Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.