O-co-nee Lake in Suffolk County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In New York, O-co-nee Lake falls inside Suffolk County. It sits 1 mile in from the sea. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Suffolk County are larger. For supplies, Brightwaters is 0.6 miles out. The nearest city of size is Stamford, 27 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on O-co-nee Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Work the tide here — moving water feeds, slack water rests. 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. Public occurrence data for Suffolk County names alewife, blueback herring, pumpkinseed, bluegill and largemouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish O-co-nee Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 74°F on average, January about 31°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. O-co-nee Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. A jetty or pier is mapped about 0.9 miles from here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Lawrence Lake is 0.2 miles distant. Nothing on O-co-nee Lake should be assumed from this page alone.