Shiner Pond near Gouverneur: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Shiner Pond in St. Lawrence County, New York. Height above sea level is 876 feet. Small at around 11 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Gouverneur, 13 miles off. Kingston sits 60 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. If this one is busy: Bullhead Pond just 0.6 miles, Toothaker Pond 0.7 miles off, Graham Pond just 1.2 miles, Snyder Lake 1.9 miles off and Mud Pond just 2.1 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Shiner Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Fish documented in St. Lawrence County include rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Shiner Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 67°F on average, January about 15°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Shiner Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Bullhead Pond, 0.6 miles out. Signs at Shiner Pond carry more weight than any list.