Fishing Toad Pond in St. Lawrence County, New York

• Overview

  Toad Pond is listed under St. Lawrence County, New York. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. It covers about 12 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest town is Tupper Lake, 21 miles off. It is 81 miles to Kingston, the nearest city. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Toad Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for St. Lawrence County list rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Toad Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 65°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Toad Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Simmons Pond, 0.5 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Toad Pond for certain.