Sucker Pond Fishing in Herkimer County, New York

• Overview

  Sucker Pond belongs to Herkimer County, New York. The water sits 2,375 feet up. It covers about 18 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is high ground by New York standards. Boonville sits 25 miles from the bank. Dolgeville lies 26 miles off, Little Falls another 30 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Sucker Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Herkimer County: white sucker, yellow perch and brook trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Sucker Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 64°F, the coldest about 14°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Sucker Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Threemile Vly at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat Sucker Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.