Fishing Reeds Pond in Herkimer County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Reeds Pond in the Herkimer County part of New York. The surface lies 1,608 feet up. Surface area runs to about 11 acres — small enough to read in one session. Boonville is the closest town at 16 miles. Syracuse is the closest city, 65 miles away. What else is close: Mink Lake about 0.6 miles, Stone Dam Lake after 2.4 miles, North Branch Lake about 3.5 miles, Little Woodhull Lake after 3.6 miles and Chub Pond about 3.7 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Reeds Pond

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Herkimer County names white sucker, yellow perch, brook trout and brown bullhead. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Reeds Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 65°F for July and 16°F for January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Reeds Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Mink Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Reeds Pond.