Upper Feeder Pond Fishing in Essex County, New York

• Overview

  In New York, Upper Feeder Pond falls inside Essex County. The bank gives way to lake country bush. At 20 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Start from Mineville, 6.3 miles down the road. The big place round here is Albany, 94 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Upper Feeder Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Essex County names brown trout, brook trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Upper Feeder Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 67°F; by January the average is down near 17°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Upper Feeder Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Big Lock Pond sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Upper Feeder Pond before loading the car.