Hitchins Pond is a two-acre water in the Raquette Lake township — small enough that it lives in the gaps between the named trailheads and the paddling routes that define the region. No fish survey data on file with DEC, which for a pond this size usually means limited depth, soft bottom, possible winter kill, or simply that no one has bothered to document what swims there. It's the kind of water that shows up on the quad map but not in the guidebooks — worth knowing if you're studying the drainage between bigger lakes or piecing together a bushwhack route, but not a destination on its own. If you're in the area and have local beta, it's worth a look; otherwise, this one stays quiet by default.
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