good lake for pike in upstate new york?

[bearded fisherman]

looking to take my son pike fishing we are looking for something withing a couple of hours any ideas we are east of binghamton

[bart]

Might be a little over 2 hrs.?  Delta Reservoir is a good option.

[bearded fisherman]

Might be a little over 2 hrs.?  Delta Reservoir is a good option.

thanks so much I am going to check it out I was looking around different websites but wasn't sure which lakes really produced i appreciate the help

[trapper2000]

 

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[FishinDude0901]

Conesus is a great pike lake

[bearded fisherman]

Conesus is a great pike lake

i saw it listed as a good one i may have to look into spending the night is a trip from here but i bet its worth it thank you so much for your help tight lines

[Esox on ice]

Onondaga lake has some big girls

[trapper2000]

Onondaga lake has some big girls

they got 4 eyes and 2 tails and glow in the dark

[pmac3]

they got 4 eyes and 2 tails and glow in the dark

And two heads. Mmmm, Mercury.

[Fifield_Outf]

Champlain in the Ticonderoga area is good for some toothy critter action 😁

[blackmer826]

Do you mean true upstate New York or like north of Albany upstate New York???

[Raquettedacker]

4th lake still has some. Well one less anyways..  This was this past friday..
 

[adkRoy]

4th lake still has some. Well one less anyways..  This was this past friday..
 

 

[bearded fisherman]

hahaha nice one !!!!

[bearded fisherman]

Do you mean true upstate New York or like north of Albany upstate New York???

haha im near binghamton

[bearded fisherman]

Champlain in the Ticonderoga area is good for some toothy critter action 😁

thats a huge lake !!! i will look it up

[crzyeyevan]

2 hours and 15 min. from Binghamton to Conesus lake North end, 138 miles. Hotel right in town near the fishing grounds.

[bearded fisherman]

2 hours and 15 min. from Binghamton to Conesus lake North end, 138 miles. Hotel right in town near the fishing grounds.

i have to get moving on this before the season is over

[32degrees]

Not sure where your headed, I recommend you look at Airbnb app. 
I have had great results.

[choo choo]

  BF...I have caught a lot, and seen a lot of Pike caught in Sandy Pond....no monsters...but plenty of keepers up to 30 inches.

2 hours and 35 minutes from Hancock...about 2 hours from Binghamton.

[bearded fisherman]

Not sure where your headed, I recommend you look at Airbnb app. 
I have had great results.
[/quot are there rentals just for ice fishing?

[bearded fisherman]

  BF...I have caught a lot, and seen a lot of Pike caught in Sandy Pond....no monsters...but plenty of keepers up to 30 inches.

2 hours and 35 minutes from Hancock...about 2 hours from Binghamton.

thanks man thats up by ontario right? 

[choo choo]

Yes ....straight up 81.... and 10 -15 minutes north of Pulaski/Port Ontario.

[bearded fisherman]

Yes ....straight up 81.... and 10 -15 minutes north of Pulaski/Port Ontario.

I have to put this on the list thanks so much

[Esox fisherman]

Great Sacandaga Lake

[Jake1]

Do you mean true upstate New York or like north of Albany upstate New York???

Exactly 100 different answers on "upstate", to me North of Saratoga , I would choose Schroon. Others North of Rockland County is upstate, and is Western NY considered upstate??

[Neil McCauley]

There is a small shallow lake15-20 mi South of New Hartford that I can't remember the name of. Absolutely infested with Pike. Anyone have ideas? It was mostly public shore and next to a road.

[Esox fisherman]

There is a small shallow lake15-20 mi South of New Hartford that I can't remember the name of. Absolutely infested with Pike. Anyone have ideas? It was mostly public shore and next to a road.

Gorton Lake?

[perch chacer]

2 hours and 15 min. from Binghamton to Conesus lake North end, 138 miles. Hotel right in town near the fishing grounds.

The North end of Conesus does have nice size pike.  You can park and access the North end from Vitale Park.  But, you might get into them one day and not the next or vise-a-versa, so plan on staying for the weekend or even a 3-day weekend.  Use large shiners on tip-ups.  The Finger Lakes Bait and Tackle shop (585-414-5586) is at the North end of the lake in the town of Lakeville.  Call them to see if the have pike bait before you leave.  Good luck and hope your son hooks into an 8-10 pounder.

[callduckfarm]

I wouldn't spend the money to come to Conesus Lake.
It is not as productive a pike lake as it once was, in fact it has been poor the last 10 years or so.
We used to average 3 pike each time we went out, and we would go out about 3 times a week once we got ice.
Now you average about 1 pike for every 3 times out. However, you can get some big ones on Conesus.
Seems like my best results on Conesus were from 1995 to about 2009. Very few pike for the amount of time I fished it since.

I like to chase flags, so now we mostly go for pickerel on Canadice Lake. Lot's of fun if you don't mind the smaller size.