Pine Lake Fishing Guide, Suffolk County, New York

• Overview

  The Suffolk County end of New York holds Pine Lake. What surrounds it is farm and woodlot. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Suffolk County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Middle Island, 1.6 miles away. Further out sit Gordon Heights (2.1 miles) and Coram (2.2 miles). There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Pine Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Suffolk County records list alewife, blueback herring and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Pine Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 73°F; the cold one sits at 31°F. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Time your trip to Pine Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. A car park sits roughly 130 yards away. A pier or jetty stands 120 yards away, which helps on a crowded bank. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. The nearest alternative is Spring Lake, 1.1 miles out. Signs at Pine Lake carry more weight than any list.