Fishing Warner Pond in Warren County, New York

• Overview

  Warner Pond is a Warren County water, in New York. The water sits 919 feet up. Around 31 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 0.9 miles keeps the choices simple. Warrensburg at 15 miles is the nearest place to stop. It is 73 miles to Albany, the nearest city. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Warner Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Warren County: brown trout, brook trout and pumpkinseed. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Warner Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 17°F in January and 68°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early April to early December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Warner Pond to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Mountain Spring Lake is 0.5 miles off. Treat Warner Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.