Fishing at Whortleberry Pond, Warren County, New York

• Overview

  The Warren County entry here is Whortleberry Pond, in New York. Height above sea level is 1,109 feet. At about 48 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 1.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Ticonderoga is the closest town at 12 miles. Albany sits 79 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Whortleberry Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Warren County, recorded fish include brown trout, brook trout, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Whortleberry Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 66°F and January reads 16°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Whortleberry Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Crab Pond sits 1 mile off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Whortleberry Pond.