harriman st park ny

[gwl2oneida]

Anyone have any experience fishing the inner hidden lakes in this park? I was looking for a day hike fishing adventure.

[Jigman13]

I used to fish there many moons ago with the fam from a canoe with a side mount elec motor. I'm pretty sure it was car-top only then and I have no idea what it is like now. We always did well on live shiners with bass, pickerel, huge rock bass, etc. If I recall correctly, the main lake had some very nice rock structures along the shorelines and there was also some deep water along the dam. Below the falls, the river held trout and whatever else washed over. We never really fished the other lakes aside from when my brothers and I would get dropped off and had to fend for ourselves. Good times, though. Lot's of nice fish and great memories.

[gwl2oneida]

What lake was it? I had the pipc pass years ago. I'm more interested in the hike in to, no boats allowed lakes. There's quite a few.

[KRocks]

gwl2oneida,

I fish Harriman State Park regularly, have passes to all of the lakes that allow fishing, including Sterling Forest which is a separate sticker, and Island Pond, which is a key only access lake.

I am planning to go up there today or tomorrow to take advantage of these overcast conditions.

If you have a canoe or kayak or jon boat with electric motor, you should consider getting the sticker so you can explore. $30 for the PIPC permit, $15 each for Island Pond key or Sterling Forest sticker. You need to go to the Ranger Station at Tiorati Circle, with the vessel, pdf, oars, whistle, and valid NYS fishing license. I believe they are open until 4 PM daily but check for the hours.
Bring ca$h. 845-351-2568

Tight linez!

K-Rocks

[KRocks]

For hike in only, Island Pond is your best bet. An interesting hike through the Lemon Squeezer and skirts the Appalachian Trail with nice views.

http://www.nynjtc.org/hike/island-po...-squeezer-loop

BTW, the true hike in to the pond is 1.1 miles from the Elk Pen parking lot. You can make the round trip shorter/longer by taking different routes

http://www.hikeformentalhealth.org/2...active-people/

[boater633]

turkey hill lake

[briansnat]

Pine Meadow Lake and Lake Wanosink are hike in lakes. Pine Meadow is about a 3 mile hike and it can be a bit of a zoo on weekends. The walk into Wanosink is a tad over a mile from the parking on 7 Lakes Drive at Lake Sebago. I've also done some stealth camping at Pine Meadow and Wanosink over the years. There is a nice little campsite on the shore of Wanoskink that is well shielded from the trail. Nobody will know you are there.

Lake Skenoto is another hike in and I've camped there too, as well as near Island Pond.

Looking at the trail map here are some other Harriman hike ins:
Upper Twin Lake
Lower Twin Lake
Summit Lake
Doodletown Lake
Turkey Hill Lake (used to be a big hangout for "cruisers". I was propositioned on a trail there while my wife was taking a pee in the woods. She came out of the woods and the guy took a look at her and said, "Oops, sorry" and moved on)

If you don't have maps you can get great trail maps here
http://www.nynjtc.org/product/harrim...ountain-trails

It shows all of the lakes, the trails to them and parking.

[vinntastic]

CAMP LENILOCK IN HARRIMAN I SEEN A FATHER AND SON LEAVING WITH A 10LB AND 12LB LARGEMOUTH BASS CAUGHT RIGHT FROM THE SHORE LINE I WAS TOTALLY FREAKED OUT LOOKING AT THOSE MONSTERS, I WENT BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH SOME SHINERS AND WAS WATCHING A NICE 3 to 4 LB BASS CHASING MY SHINER, HE WOULDN'T TAKE IT WITH IT HOOKED THRU HIS BACK THE MINUTE I PUT THE HOOK THRUBOTH LIPS BAMM HE WAS HOOKED,RELEASED IT.... AWESOME TIME WITH A POLE,BOBBER,AND SOME SHINERS,LARGEMOUTHS ALL DAY TILL I RAN OUT OF BAIT...

[briansnat]

Originally Posted by vinntastic

CAMP LENILOCK IN HARRIMAN I SEEN A FATHER AND SON LEAVING WITH A 10LB AND 12LB LARGEMOUTH BASS CAUGHT RIGHT FROM THE SHORE LINE I WAS TOTALLY FREAKED OUT LOOKING AT THOSE MONSTERS, I WENT BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH SOME SHINERS AND WAS WATCHING A NICE 3 to 4 LB BASS CHASING MY SHINER, HE WOULDN'T TAKE IT WITH IT HOOKED THRU HIS BACK THE MINUTE I PUT THE HOOK THRUBOTH LIPS BAMM HE WAS HOOKED,RELEASED IT.... AWESOME TIME WITH A POLE,BOBBER,AND SOME SHINERS,LARGEMOUTHS ALL DAY TILL I RAN OUT OF BAIT...

I believe that camp is on Lake Cohasset. Not exactly a hike in.

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by boater633

turkey hill lake

welcome to the site!