Fishing Weyer Pond in Chemung County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Weyer Pond in the Chemung County part of New York. The surroundings are mixed forest. This is a pocket water of some 7 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Chemung County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Elmira, 1.2 miles away. Elmira Heights lies 1.8 miles off, West Elmira another 2.9 miles. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Weyer Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Chemung County cover common carp, green sunfish, smallmouth bass, white sucker and rock bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Weyer Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 23°F in January and 70°F in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. Open water usually runs from late March until about late December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Weyer Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. A pier or jetty stands 0.9 miles away, which helps on a crowded bank. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Eldridge Lake, 0.9 miles away. Nothing on Weyer Pond should be assumed from this page alone.