Chase Lake Fishing in Lewis County, New York

• Overview

  Chase Lake lies in Lewis County, New York. It sits in mixed forest country. It measures about 108 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 2.3 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Few waters listed in Lewis County are bigger. The closest town, Lowville, is 9.5 miles distant. The big place round here is Syracuse, 65 miles distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Chase Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Lewis County cover white sucker, brown trout, pumpkinseed and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Chase Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 66°F, while January sits near 16°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Expect Chase Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. A toilet block sits 0.9 miles away. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Parsons Pond is 0.7 miles off. None of that is settled for Chase Lake in what we hold.