Fishing Antler Lake in Warren County, New York

• Overview

  You will find Antler Lake in Warren County, New York. The surface lies 1,240 feet up. It covers about 13 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Warrensburg sits 13 miles from the bank. Hadley follows at 24 miles, then Lake Luzerne at 24 miles. Water in the same corner: Cross Pond within 2.1 miles, Austin Pond out at 2.2 miles, Waldron Pond within 2.5 miles, Oven Mountain Pond out at 2.7 miles and Palmer Pond within 3 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Antler Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Warren County names brown trout, brook trout and pumpkinseed. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Antler Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 17°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Antler Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Cross Pond, 2.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Antler Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.