South Pond Fishing Guide, Nassau County, New York

• Overview

  South Pond is a Nassau County water, in New York. It stands 13 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 24 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our New York listings. 0.9 miles away sits Rockville Centre, the nearest town. Jamaica is the closest city, 8.1 miles away. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on South Pond

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. County-wide records name common carp, pumpkinseed, largemouth bass and bluegill. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Take South Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 75°F in July and bottom out at 31°F in January. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Anyone fishing South Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. Mapping marks a fishing place roughly half a mile off. A rest area sits about half a mile from the water. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Schodack Pond sits 0.2 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at South Pond may have changed since it was mapped.