Echo Lake Fishing Guide, Hamilton County, New York

• Overview

  New York holds Echo Lake, in Hamilton County. Height above sea level is 1,722 feet. It measures about 63 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs about 1.9 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Northville lies 22 miles from the water. Beyond it, Edinburg at 24 miles and Hadley at 30 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Echo Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name lake trout, brook trout and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Echo Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 64°F and January at 14°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Echo Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Lake Pleasant is 1.4 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Echo Lake.