Fishing at Lucky Lakes, Cattaraugus County, New York

• Overview

  Lucky Lakes is one of the Cattaraugus County waters in New York. It lies 1,598 feet above sea level. It covers about 8 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cattaraugus County list. Delevan is the closest town at 3 miles. Yorkshire is 5.8 miles and Arcade 6.8 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Lucky Lakes

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Cattaraugus County cover brown trout, white sucker, fantail darter, rainbow trout and rainbow darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Lucky Lakes before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 66°F; the cold one sits at 20°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly mid December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Lucky Lakes runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Frog Pond at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing on Lucky Lakes should be assumed from this page alone.