Stewart Lake Fishing in Warren County, New York

• Overview

  Stewart Lake is one of the Warren County waters in New York. It stands 1,096 feet above sea level. With some 29 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 0.9 miles on foot. The closest town, Hadley, is 5.9 miles distant. The big place round here is Albany, 52 miles distant. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Stewart Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Warren County include brown trout, brook trout, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Stewart Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 68°F on average, January about 18°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Expect Stewart Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Gay Pond, 1.7 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Stewart Lake for certain.