Fishing at Spectacle Pond, St. Lawrence County, New York

• Overview

  Spectacle Pond is one of the St. Lawrence County waters in New York. It lies 1,713 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 11 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 20 miles from Tupper Lake. For a city, Kingston is 81 miles off. Near neighbours: Olmstead Pond roughly 0.6 miles, Simmons Pond out at 0.7 miles, Toad Pond roughly 1 mile, Indian Mountain Pond out at 1.1 miles and Ash Pond roughly 2.1 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Spectacle Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for St. Lawrence County cover rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Anyone new to Spectacle Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 13°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Spectacle Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. 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 Olmstead Pond, 0.6 miles out. Rules at Spectacle Pond are worth checking on the day.