Lake Henneside Fishing near Scotchtown, New York

• Overview

  Within Orange County, New York, you have Lake Henneside. Salt water lies 27 miles off. It covers about 7 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Orange County list holds plenty of bigger water. 3 miles away sits Scotchtown, the nearest town. It is 43 miles to Paterson, the nearest city. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Lake Henneside

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Orange County include common carp, brook trout, bluegill, pumpkinseed and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lake Henneside the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 25°F and July at about 72°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Lake Henneside runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Silver Lake is 4 miles distant. What applies at Lake Henneside may have changed since it was mapped.