Fishing Potter Pond in Hamilton County, New York

• Overview

  In New York, Potter Pond falls inside Hamilton County. It lies 2,051 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 13 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It sits higher than most water we list in New York. Dolgeville is the closest place, 15 miles off. The big place round here is Albany, 68 miles distant. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Potter Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Records held for Hamilton County cover lake trout, brook trout, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and brown bullhead. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Potter Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 15°F to 65°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Potter Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Jerseyfield Lake at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Potter Pond in what we hold.