Horseshoe Lake Fishing Guide, St. Lawrence County, New York

• Overview

  Out in St. Lawrence County, New York, sits Horseshoe Lake. The bank is 1,726 feet above sea level. The water covers around 395 acres, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. You are looking at roughly 4.1 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It is among the larger waters listed here for St. Lawrence County. Tupper Lake lies 10 miles from the water. Then Saranac Lake, 28 miles, and Lake Placid, 33 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Horseshoe Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for St. Lawrence County list rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Horseshoe Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 13°F in January to roughly 64°F in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. On average, mid April opens the water and early December closes it again. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Time your trip to Horseshoe Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Little Pine Pond, 1.9 miles out. Ask locally about Horseshoe Lake if anything is unclear.