Fishing at Leach Lake, Greene County, New York

• Overview

  Leach Lake sits within Greene County in New York. The water sits 2,001 feet up. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Greene County are larger. You are 7 miles from Palenville. Cairo is 10 miles and Woodstock 11 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Leach Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Public occurrence data for Greene County names common carp, rudd and goldfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Leach Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 65°F in July and bottom out at 19°F in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around early December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Leach Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Onteora Pond, 1.2 miles out. Treat access at Leach Lake as something to verify.