Fishing Upper Ausable Lake in Essex County, New York

• Overview

  Upper Ausable Lake stands in Essex County, New York. What surrounds it is mixed forest. At about 149 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 2.2 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It ranks high for size among our Essex County listings. The nearest place of any size is North Elba, 12 miles away. Albany is the closest city, 99 miles away. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Upper Ausable Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Essex County names brown trout, brook trout, white sucker, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Anyone new to Upper Ausable Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 13°F to 63°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Upper Ausable Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lower Asuable Lake, 2.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Upper Ausable Lake before loading the car.