Twin Ponds Fishing near Gouverneur, New York

• Overview

  Set in St. Lawrence County, Twin Ponds is a New York water. The surface lies 1,106 feet up. Small at around 8 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in St. Lawrence County. You are 18 miles from Gouverneur. It is 64 miles to Kingston, the nearest city. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Twin Ponds

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across St. Lawrence County: rock bass, smallmouth bass and pumpkinseed. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Twin Ponds a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 15°F in January and 66°F in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about early December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Twin Ponds.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Long Lake at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Twin Ponds for certain.