Round Pond Fishing near Greece, New York

• Overview

  Look for Round Pond in the Monroe County part of New York. The surface lies 240 feet up. It measures about 44 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 1.4 miles, small enough to learn in a day. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our New York listings. Greece is the closest place, 5 miles off. Then Irondequoit, 5.3 miles, and North Gates, 7.3 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Round Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Monroe County include alewife, rainbow smelt, johnny darter and lake trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Treat Round Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 72°F; the cold one sits at 25°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late March. The season between ice runs from about late March to late December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Round Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Slater Creek, 1.1 miles out. Confirm access to Round Pond locally before you travel.