Lime Lake Fishing near Delevan, New York

• Overview

  Lime Lake is listed under Cattaraugus County, New York. The setting is lake country bush. It measures about 157 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 2.7 miles, and most of it is walkable. By surface area it heads our Cattaraugus County listings. You are 4.3 miles from Delevan. Further out sit Franklinville (6.3 miles) and Yorkshire (7.1 miles). A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Lime Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Reported across Cattaraugus County: brown trout, white sucker, fantail darter and rainbow trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Lime Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 66°F, while January sits near 20°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly mid December. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lime Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Frog Pond, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lime Lake should be assumed from this page alone.