Fishing Roaring Brook Lake in Putnam County, New York

• Overview

  Roaring Brook Lake is one of the Putnam County listings for New York. The sea is 11 miles distant. With some 118 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 2.2 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Mahopac is the closest town at 6 miles. North Stamford sits 25 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Roaring Brook Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Reported across Putnam County: brown trout, bluegill, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Roaring Brook Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 25°F in January to roughly 71°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late March. Open water usually runs from late March until about late December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Roaring Brook Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Stillwater provides a boat ramp about half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Stillwater Pond, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Roaring Brook Lake should be assumed from this page alone.