White Lily Pond Fishing in Essex County, New York

• Overview

  Look for White Lily Pond in Essex County, New York. The water sits 2,113 feet up. At 15 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. By elevation it is in the upper part of our New York listings. North Elba lies 14 miles from the water. Then Lake Placid, 17 miles, and Mineville, 21 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on White Lily Pond

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Essex County include brown trout, brook trout, white sucker and pumpkinseed. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish White Lily Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 13°F and July at about 62°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on White Lily Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Third Pond at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on White Lily Pond before loading the car.