Fishing Page Brook in Broome County, New York

• Overview

  Page Brook lies in Broome County, New York. It sits at 961 feet above sea level. For a base, Lakeview sits 8 miles out. The big place round here is Syracuse, 49 miles distant. Also within reach: 6.8 miles away is Echo Lake, Dean Pond 7 miles off, 7.8 miles away is Round Pond, Cincinnatus Lake 7.8 miles off and 8.1 miles away is Long Pond. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Page Brook

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Flow decides everything here: read the seams before you cast. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Open biodiversity records for Broome County list smallmouth bass, common carp and brown trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Page Brook before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 69°F in July and bottoms out near 22°F in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice takes the slower stretches in winter; by early April the whole run is open again. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Page Brook.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is a ramp at Dorchester Park Boat Launch, half a mile out. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Echo Lake, 6.8 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Page Brook.