Round Pond in St. Lawrence County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Round Pond in St. Lawrence County, New York. Elevation runs to 1,240 feet. This is a pocket water of some 22 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. With about 1.3 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Start from Gouverneur, 20 miles down the road. Then Canton, 24 miles, and Hannawa Falls, 25 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Round Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across St. Lawrence County include rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Round Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 14°F to 66°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Round Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Greenfield Pond is 0.7 miles distant. Nothing on Round Pond should be assumed from this page alone.