Triangle Lake in Schoharie County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Schoharie County in New York is where Triangle Lake sits. It sits in pine and birch country. The water covers some 29 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. It is high ground by New York standards. Berne at 7.3 miles is the nearest place to stop. Then Middleburgh, 8 miles, and Durham, 9.4 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Triangle Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Schoharie County records list brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout and bluegill among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Triangle Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 66°F and January reads 19°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Triangle Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Crystal Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Triangle Lake before loading the car.