Hornell Reservoir Number Two Fishing in Steuben County, New York

• Overview

  Set in Steuben County, New York, this is Hornell Reservoir Number Two. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 23 acres — small enough to read in one session. For supplies, Hornell is 5.3 miles out. The big place round here is Rochester, 52 miles distant. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Hornell Reservoir Number Two

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Fish documented in Steuben County include brown trout, white sucker and tessellated darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Hornell Reservoir Number Two fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 67°F and January near 21°F on the long-run figures. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter locks it down, and early April brings it back. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly mid December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Hornell Reservoir Number Two more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Hornell Reservoir Number Three, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Hornell Reservoir Number Two should be assumed from this page alone.