Fishing Warren Pond in Essex County, New York

• Overview

  Warren Pond is one of the Essex County listings for New York. Around the bank it is mixed forest. The closest town, Lake Placid, is 4.8 miles away. Ville-Marie is the closest city, 83 miles away. Within easy reach: Coldspring Pond at about 0.7 miles, Copperas Pond within 0.8 miles, Owen Pond at about 0.9 miles, Winch Pond within 1.4 miles and Connery Pond at about 1.5 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Warren Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Essex County list brown trout, brook trout and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Warren Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 63°F and January about 13°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Warren Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Coldspring Pond, 0.7 miles away. Confirm before you fish Warren Pond.