Fishing Lake Lonely in Saratoga County, New York

• Overview

  Lake Lonely is a Saratoga County water, New York side. The bank is 200 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 145 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The full circuit measures close to 2.4 miles on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Saratoga County list. Nearest town is Saratoga Springs, 2.9 miles off. Milton is 5.9 miles away, with North Ballston Spa at 6.2 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lake Lonely

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Saratoga County list brown trout, pumpkinseed, white sucker, common carp and tessellated darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Lake Lonely the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 71°F and January near 20°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. On Lake Lonely that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A marina sits within half a mile of the water. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Owl Pond is 0.3 miles off. Confirm before you fish Lake Lonely.