Fourth Lake in Warren County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Warren County in New York is where Fourth Lake sits. Elevation runs to 643 feet. The water covers some 48 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 1.0 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. You are 3 miles from Hadley. For a city, Albany is 49 miles off. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Fourth Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Warren County names brown trout, brook trout and pumpkinseed. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fourth Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 68°F at the top of summer and 18°F at the bottom of winter. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan any trip to Fourth Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Third Lake at 0.5 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Fourth Lake may have changed since it was mapped.