Cahoonzie Lake Fishing Guide, Orange County, New York

• Overview

  You will find Cahoonzie Lake in Orange County, New York. The surroundings are lake country bush. It covers about 18 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Sparrow Bush lies 4.1 miles from the water. For a city, Paterson is 46 miles off. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Cahoonzie Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Orange County, recorded fish include common carp, brook trout, bluegill and pumpkinseed. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Cahoonzie Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 23°F in January up to 69°F in July. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Look for the thaw near late March; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about late March through to roughly late December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Cahoonzie Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Little Pond is 1 mile off. Ask locally about Cahoonzie Lake if anything is unclear.