Fishing at Packers Pond, Saratoga County, New York

• Overview

  Packers Pond stands in Saratoga County, New York. The bank is 1,135 feet above sea level. About 6 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saratoga County. Supplies mean a trip to Broadalbin, 8.4 miles off. Then Perth, 9.4 miles, and Edinburg, 9.7 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Packers Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. County-wide records name brown trout, pumpkinseed, white sucker, common carp and tessellated darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Packers Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 17°F to 67°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Packers Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Lake Nancy is 2.5 miles off. Treat access at Packers Pond as something to verify.