Fishing Upper Reservoir in Saratoga County, New York

• Overview

  Upper Reservoir lies in Saratoga County, New York. The bank gives way to lake country bush. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Saratoga County. Corinth at 1.8 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 42 miles to Albany, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Upper Reservoir

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. County-wide records name brown trout, pumpkinseed, white sucker and common carp. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Upper Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 68°F; the cold one sits at 18°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan any trip to Upper Reservoir around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. Part of this sits inside or beside Corinth Resevoir Recreation Area, so read the notices. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Bullhead Pond at 1.4 miles is the sensible second choice. What applies at Upper Reservoir may have changed since it was mapped.