Fishing Garnet Lake in Warren County, New York

• Overview

  Garnet Lake lies in Warren County, New York. The surface lies 1,470 feet up. This is sizeable water at about 312 acres, and a boat opens up most of it. The margin runs to about 5.0 miles in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Warren County list. Some 13 miles away sits Warrensburg, the nearest settlement. Albany sits 62 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Garnet Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Warren County include brown trout, brook trout and pumpkinseed. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Garnet Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 15°F in January and 65°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near early December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Garnet Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lizard Pond is 1.6 miles off. The position on Garnet Lake is worth confirming on the day.