New to ice fishing from Southern NY

[kLuo]

Hey all,

I am new to the site and just wanted to give a quick intro. I am a bass fisherman who grew up fishing lakes and ponds around Orange County, NY (Harriman, Sterling Forest, etc.). I've never been ice fishing before but I am going for the first time in a couple of weeks. My friend is bringing his ice gear with us but he is not from the area so I would like to be able to go to a couple of good bodies of water. Can anyone recommend a good place to start? I feel like I have a decent knowledge of most nearby lake bottom contours but when it comes to how these contours translate to where fish are located when ice fishing, I have definitely missed the boat (pun intended, ha).

Looking forward to being a part of the community and reading up on ice fishing basics.

-kLuo

[Raquettedacker]

Welcome to the site...

[IceBalls]

The same bodies of water that you used to fish will serve you well on the ice.  A good source of info in your area would be one of our regular SENY members .... Pooley.  Send him a PM and introduce yourself... I'm sure he will steer you in the right direction.

Welcome to The Shanty !!

IceBalls

[kLuo]

Thanks for the tip, IceBalls. I look forward to learning as much as I can!

[RIVERRAT2]

Welcome to the site...

2X that
 
RAT

[perch chacer]

KLuo, now that you have posted 4 times you can also access the "NY Fishing Conditions and Reports" section.  That section lists most N.Y. waters (lakes) by name and will give you ice and some fishing reports.  Please remember that the Fishing Conditions and Reports section is just for what the title says and any chit chat will be removed by the Moderators.  You can ask questions and chit chat on the N.Y. Ice Fishing section.  The N.Y. Ice Fishing section also lists many N.Y. waters (lakes) so look through both sections and find the waters (Lakes) you are looking for and enjoy the reading and replying with posts yourself.  There is a Southern N.Y. Thread on this N.Y. Ice Fishing section.

Perch Chacer

[mr.clean]

KLuo welcome to Ice Shanty. Here are two lakes to consider for your trip Walton lake off of Lakes road between Monroe and Greenwood Lake and Diamond lake in Winding Hills park. Winding Hills is located off of route 17k between village of Montgomery and Bullville. It is a county park with a policy similar to Harriman/Sterling concerning ice thickness. Here is the phone number for the ranger station in the park.

(845)-457-4918


Steve