Red Creek Pond Fishing in Suffolk County, New York

• Overview

  In New York, Red Creek Pond belongs to Suffolk County. It lies 3 feet above sea level. Roughly 47 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. It is among the larger waters listed here for Suffolk County. Jamesport lies 3 miles from the water. New Haven sits 34 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Red Creek Pond

  Depth figures are not published for this one. This is tidal water: the state of the tide decides where fish sit, so plan the session around it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Suffolk County: alewife, blueback herring, pumpkinseed, bluegill and largemouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Red Creek Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 73°F at the top of summer and 31°F at the bottom of winter. In milder years the surface never sets. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Red Creek Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Penny Pond, 1 mile out. Where Red Creek Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.