Green Lake, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Onondaga County, New York. It stands 420 feet above sea level. At about 64 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 1.8 miles in total. Kirkville lies 1.8 miles from the water. It is 9.3 miles to Syracuse, the nearest city. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Green Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Onondaga County cover brown trout, common carp, white sucker and pumpkinseed. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Green Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 70°F in July and bottom out at 22°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about mid December in a typical year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That is the shape of the year on Green Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Records list it as a fishing water. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. You can camp half a mile off, which suits an early start. There are picnic tables recorded roughly half a mile off. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Round Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Confirm before you fish Green Lake.