Huckleberry Lake Fishing Guide, Lewis County, New York

• Overview

  New York holds Huckleberry Lake, in Lewis County. The bank is 1,289 feet above sea level. The water covers some 30 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. For a base, Lowville sits 12 miles out. After that come Boonville at 22 miles and Carthage at 22 miles. Others worth noting: Fish Pond just 1.1 miles, Hopsicker Pond near enough 1.2 miles, Long Lake just 1.3 miles, Evies Pond near enough 1.4 miles and Cleveland Lake just 1.5 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Huckleberry Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Lewis County, recorded fish include white sucker, brown trout, pumpkinseed, brook trout and brown bullhead. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Huckleberry Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 66°F and January near 16°F on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly early December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Huckleberry Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Fish Pond is 1.1 miles off. Where Huckleberry Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.