Ross Pond Fishing in Essex County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Ross Pond in Essex County, New York. The bank is 1,759 feet above sea level. It covers about 21 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. 28 miles away sits Warrensburg, the nearest town. It is 81 miles to Albany, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Ross Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Essex County list brown trout, brook trout and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Ross Pond fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 15°F in January up to 64°F in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It holds true on Ross Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Whortleberry Pond is 0.6 miles distant. None of that is settled for Ross Pond in what we hold.