Fishing at Secret Pond, Essex County, New York

• Overview

  You will find Secret Pond in Essex County, New York. It sits in pine and birch country. Small at around 5 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Essex County. You are 6.2 miles from Mineville. After that come Port Henry at 9.8 miles and Crown Point at 15 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Secret Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Essex County names brown trout, brook trout and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Secret Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 17°F and July at about 67°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Secret Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Birch Pond sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Secret Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.