Fishing at Weeks Pond, Suffolk County, New York

• Overview

  Weeks Pond is a Suffolk County water, in New York. The coast is 4.9 miles away. At 3 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Suffolk County are larger. The nearest town is Yaphank, 0.3 miles away. Then Shirley, 3.2 miles, and Gordon Heights, 3.5 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Weeks Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Records held for Suffolk County cover alewife, blueback herring and pumpkinseed. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Take Weeks Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 73°F on average, January about 30°F. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Weeks Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A slipway half a mile out gives trailer access. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Lower Lake is 0.6 miles off. Check the position at Weeks Pond before loading the car.