Fishing near Carmel in Putnam County, NY

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  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 60
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 117
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SMALLMOUTH BASS near Carmel

SMALLMOUTH BASS

ACROSS FROM GLIENIDA LAKE


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CROTON FALLS RESERVOIR near Carmel

CROTON FALLS RESERVOIR

LM BASS TOPWATER REBEL POPPER
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CROTON FALLS RESERVOIR  near Carmel

CROTON FALLS RESERVOIR

CROTON FALLS RESERVOIR BY AREA 10 COLD TODAY NOV.
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RETURN TO CROTON FALLS near Carmel

RETURN TO CROTON FALLS

CROTON FALLS WATER VERY LOW IN THE FAR LEFT BY THE WEED PATCHES !!
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CROTONFALLS  RESERVOIR near Carmel

CROTONFALLS RESERVOIR

6 LBS BROWN TROUT
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MUSCOOT  RESERVOIR  near Carmel

MUSCOOT RESERVOIR

BY ROCKS TREES 3 - 4 FT DEEP
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Top Fishing Spots near Carmel

West Branch Reservoir
West Branch Reservoir

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Middle Branch Reservoir
Middle Branch Reservoir

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Croton Falls Reservoir
Croton Falls Reservoir

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Croton River
Croton River

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East Branch Reservoir
East Branch Reservoir

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White Pond
White Pond

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Carmel Area Fish Species

Recent Carmel Fishing Reports

CROTON RESERVOIR...WEST BRANCH Fishing Report Aug 21, 2009

CROTON RESERVOIR...WEST BRANCH

WEST BRANCH ...CARMEL NY -

NYC WATERSHED.....PERMIT IS REQUIRED....BOATS MUST BE REGISTERED AND LEFT THERE .
BUT IN THYE SPRING AND FALL IT IS AWESOME.....

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Middlebranch Resevior Fishing Report Jul 13, 2007

Middlebranch Resevior

A few Bass & Carp hang in the coves, I have yet to get out on a boat, have only fished from shore so far....

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CROTONFALLS  RESERVOIR  Fishing Report Jan 14, 2009

CROTONFALLS RESERVOIR

LATE NOV,2008 FISHING FOR SMALLMOUTH BASS USING CRAWFISH RUBBER WORM HOOKED 6 LB BROWN TROUT !! MRLOUBASS2 & LUNKERSLAYER !!...

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CROTON FALLS  RESERVOIR  Fishing Report Jul 15, 2008

CROTON FALLS RESERVOIR

JULY 4 2008 BACK TO CROTON FALLS WATER STILL VERY LOW !!! MRLOUBASS2 FISHING FROM THE BANK !! ...

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MUSCOOT  RESERVOIR   2 DAY'S Fishing Report Jul 06, 2009

MUSCOOT RESERVOIR 2 DAY'S

FRIDAY LATER START ABOUT 8 AM NICE DAY LITTLE RIAN BUT IT PASSES !! LOTS OF ACTION ALL ON TOP WATER 14 BASS SHORTS SUNDAY MRLOUBASS2 & LUN...

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East Branch Reservoir 5-16-10 Fishing Report May 16, 2010

East Branch Reservoir 5-16-10

East Branch Reservoir, NY -

Fished east branch on Sunday morning caught six bass, one black crappie, and a huge blue gill on a black tube. bass average 3 -3 1/2 LB ....

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Baits and Tackle used near Carmel

Check Prices

  • RUBBER CRAW FISH
  • tube
  • TOPWATER RAPLA BLACK & SILVER !!
  • SWIMJIG BLACK & GRAY
  • TOPWATER WORKS BEST FOR ME RAPLA BLACK & SILVER
  • LIPLESS CRANKBAIT
  • CRAPPIE HIT TOPWATER LIKE AN BASS !!
  • L TRAP CRAWFISH
  • TOPWATER POPPER PRO CURE FISHING SCENT
  • SMALL SWIM BAIT

Hard Baits Check Prices

  • Artiflical

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Just Jigged a spoon with some live bait. out of 12 Crappies only 4 where keepers.

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • 1-1/2lber, and a 1-1/4lber on a spinner bait. Couple 1lbers, and shorts on dropshot I think
  • Dropshot
  • 2-1/2lber on c-rig
    1-1/2lber, couple 1-1/4ber, 1lbers, and shorts on spinner bait, and dropshot
  • Dropshot, and Small Spinner Bait
  • Drop shot mostly

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • RAPLA TOPWATER BLACK & SILVER
  • RAPALA TOPWATER POPPER
  • Chug Bug
  • TOPWATER BLACK & SILVER POPPER
  • TOPWATER POPPER SHAD
  • RAPALA TOPWATER POPPER SLIVER & BLACK !!
  • VERY NICE PICKERAL ON TOPWATER GREAT FIGHT
  • STILL WATER TOPWATER POPPER
  • BLACK & SILVER POPPER
  • STILLWATER TOPWATER

Craw Check Prices

  • CRAWFISH GRAY YELLOW BUTTOM W/ PEPPER JERKING ON BUTTOM CRAZY HIT GREAT FIGHT !!!!!
  • CRAWFISH GRAY W PEPPER YELLOW BUTTOM

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • Caught it on a Rattle lure.Red

Jerk Bait Check Prices

  • BLACK & WHITE

Crankbait Check Prices

  • crankbait shallow runner shad

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • WHITE WITH RED TRAILER SPINNERBAIT

Emerger Check Prices

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

  • CASTING SPOON WITH GREEN GRUB
  • GREEN SPOON ADDED GREEN GRUB
  • Pheobes

Frog Bait Check Prices

  • frog topwater

Lipless Bait Check Prices

  • CRAWFISH LIPLESS CRANKBAIT
  • PURPLE & WHITE
  • L TRAP CRAWFISH

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • on bottom reel slowly
  • Drag worms across the bottom and you will catch massive bass and multiple types of pan fish.
  • worm on bottom
  • let it sink and reel slowly in
  • floating on bobber
  • bobber
  • float worm without leader down in river

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • Longcast minnow, suspending jerkbait

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

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Topwater Bait (Popper, Plug) Check Prices

  • BLACK & SILVER REBEL POPPER !! LM BASS 4 1/2 (1)LBS (4) LM BASS ALL UNDER SIZED 10,11,9,7
  • TOP WATER POPPER
  • STILLWATER LURE POPPER

Worm Check Prices

  • TOPWATER RAPLA POPPER & RUBBER WORM
  • We both had real good luck on senkos this day
  • Senko
  • 5" Watertmelon seed yum dinger wacky
  • wacky watermelon dingy
  • watermelon seed yum dinger
  • wacky yum watermelon dinger
  • O-Wacky style 4" yum watermelon dinger
  • o-wacky rigged 4" yum watermelon dinger
  • 6" zoom Green weenie 2/0 matzuko sickle hook

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • RAPALA...SHALLOW RUN

  • FOUND THIS SMALL SWINBAIT IN A TREE
  • STORM WILDEYE JIG

Other Check Prices

  • Married Larry
  • Married Larry!
    (Senko)
  • Just Jigging with a spoon..
  • Just jigging with a spoon..
  • Rubber Craw Papi

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