Lake Peekskill Fishing near Lake Mohegan, New York

• Overview

  Lake Peekskill lies in Putnam County, New York. The sea is 3.9 miles distant. It runs to roughly 58 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 1.4 miles in total. Ground here is low by New York standards. 2.4 miles away sits Lake Mohegan, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is North Stamford, 22 miles away. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Lake Peekskill

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Putnam County records list brown trout, bluegill and largemouth bass among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Lake Peekskill repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 26°F in January to roughly 72°F in July. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. That shapes the year on Lake Peekskill.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Upper Cranberry Pond, 1.1 miles away. What applies at Lake Peekskill may have changed since it was mapped.