Saint Johns Pond Fishing near Chenango Bridge, New York

• Overview

  You will find Saint Johns Pond in Broome County, New York. This is lake country bush ground. The water measures roughly 23 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Start from Chenango Bridge, 4.9 miles down the road. The big place round here is Syracuse, 59 miles distant. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Saint Johns Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Broome County records list smallmouth bass, common carp and brown trout among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Saint Johns Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 69°F and January near 22°F on the long-run figures. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. From about early April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Saint Johns Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. 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. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Lily Lake, 5.3 miles out. Where Saint Johns Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.