Rock Lake Fishing in St. Lawrence County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Rock Lake in the St. Lawrence County part of New York. The surface lies 1,388 feet up. It covers about 23 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The closest town, Gouverneur, is 20 miles distant. Carthage lies 27 miles off, West Carthage another 27 miles. Nearby, in order: Mud Pond some 0.6 miles off, Sucker Lake sits 1.2 miles out, Bear Lake some 1.2 miles off, Dry Timber Lake sits 1.9 miles out and Twin Ponds some 2.9 miles off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Rock Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across St. Lawrence County: rock bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. At Rock Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 66°F on average, January about 15°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Open water usually runs from mid April until about early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Expect Rock Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Mud Pond, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Rock Lake for certain.