Sitz Pond Fishing in Herkimer County, New York

• Overview

  Sitz Pond is set in Herkimer County, New York. The bank gives way to rolling bush. At roughly 20 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is high ground by New York standards. Lowville is the closest town at 28 miles. Carthage follows at 30 miles, then West Carthage at 31 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Sitz Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Herkimer County cover white sucker, yellow perch, brook trout, brown bullhead and brown trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Sitz Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 64°F and January at 13°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early December in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Sitz Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Lower South Pond is 0.8 miles off. Treat access at Sitz Pond as something to verify.