Mohegan Lake Fishing in Hamilton County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Mohegan Lake in Hamilton County, New York. Elevation runs to 1,762 feet. It measures about 126 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 2.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is among the larger waters listed here for Hamilton County. 12 miles away sits Tupper Lake, the nearest town. It is 100 miles to Kingston, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mohegan Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Hamilton County records list lake trout, brook trout and yellow perch among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Mohegan Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 64°F; by January the average is down near 13°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly early December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan any trip to Mohegan Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Handsome Pond, 1.1 miles away. For Mohegan Lake in particular, ask before you travel.