Thurman Pond Fishing near Ticonderoga, New York

• Overview

  This water sits in Essex County, New York. The land about it is mixed forest. Surface area is around 126 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. There is roughly 1.6 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It ranks high for size among our Essex County listings. You are 19 miles from Ticonderoga. Crown Point is 20 miles and Warrensburg 22 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Thurman Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Essex County, recorded fish include brown trout, brook trout, white sucker, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Thurman Pond responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 17°F in January up to 67°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Thurman Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Horseshoe Pond is 1.7 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Thurman Pond.