Brindle Pond is a four-acre pocket water in the Old Forge region — small enough that it likely doesn't draw much pressure, and the kind of pond that shows up on the map but rarely in trip reports. No fish stocking records on file, which in this part of the park often means a shallow basin that winters out or a deep spring-fed hole that never got surveyed — either way, not a fishing destination. The Old Forge area leans heavily toward the Fulton Chain and the bigger paddling circuits, so ponds like Brindle tend to stay quiet by default. Worth checking the DEC Unit Management Plan for the township if you're planning to bushwhack in — access details for the smaller waters here are often buried in the planning documents rather than posted at trailheads.
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