Amos Lake in Hamilton County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Amos Lake is a Hamilton County water, New York side. Elevation runs to 2,290 feet. Compared with other New York water on our list, it sits high. 29 miles away sits Dolgeville, the nearest town. For a city, Albany is 73 miles off. Other water nearby: Spoon Lake about 1.3 miles, Buck Ponds a touch under 1.8 miles, Metcalf Chain of Lakes about 2.2 miles, Spruce Lake a touch under 2.2 miles and Dewitt Pond about 2.7 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Amos Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Hamilton County records list lake trout, brook trout, yellow perch and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Amos Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 63°F and January reads 13°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Amos Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Spoon Lake, 1.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Amos Lake as something to verify.