Perch Pond Fishing in Essex County, New York

• Overview

  Perch Pond sits within Essex County in New York. The surroundings are pine and birch. With some 131 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 2.3 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. On our Essex County list it sits near the top for size. The town to know is North Elba, 18 miles out. Albany is the closest city, 93 miles away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Perch Pond

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Essex County: brown trout, brook trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Perch Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 14°F to 64°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Perch Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Trout Pond, 0.8 miles out. For Perch Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.