Fishing Devils Bathtub in Monroe County, New York

• Overview

  In New York, Devils Bathtub falls inside Monroe County. It stands 679 feet above sea level. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Our Monroe County list holds plenty of bigger water. Some 3.1 miles away sits Henrietta, the nearest settlement. Rochester is the closest city, 9.3 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Devils Bathtub

  Depth figures are not published for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Monroe County include alewife, rainbow smelt, johnny darter, lake trout and common carp. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Devils Bathtub that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 23°F in January and 71°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Climate figures give an open season running early April to late December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Expect Devils Bathtub to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. A ramp is mapped within half a mile. Parking within 130 yards means no long carry with tackle. There is a pier recorded roughly half a mile away. There are toilets half a mile off. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Deep Pond, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Devils Bathtub as something to verify.