Fishing near Dover Plains in Dutchess County, NY

3.76 Rating based on 66 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Northern Pike, Brown Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 62
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 43
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Largemouth near Dover Plains

Largemouth

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Crappy near Dover Plains

Crappy

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Pickerle near Dover Plains

Pickerle

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Green lure pickerle near Dover Plains

Green lure pickerle

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Background near Dover Plains

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Green lure near Dover Plains

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Top Fishing Spots near Dover Plains

Tenmile River
Tenmile River

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Fishkill Creek
Fishkill Creek

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Sprout Creek
Sprout Creek

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Leonard Pond
Leonard Pond

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Swamp River
Swamp River

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Tenmile River
Tenmile River

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Dover Plains Area Fish Species

Recent Dover Plains Fishing Reports

South Spectacle Lake Fishing Report Sep 16, 2018

South Spectacle Lake

South Kent -

Beautiful clean, calm day. Arrived at about 11:15am, temperature was about 75*, mostly sunny. Lake is about 125 acres in my estimation. Access to no...

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South Testicle Lake Fishing Report Feb 15, 2010

South Testicle Lake

South testicle -

made a big move out to the n west to go try somwhere new. Had alot of action. Prety imediate. 30 seconds after dropping my first minnow I had a large ...

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Lake Waramaug 9-4-10 Fishing Report Sep 06, 2010

Lake Waramaug 9-4-10

Lake Waramaug, CT -

Family picnic to Lake Waramaug. Took my inflatable to get in a little fishing. ...

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Housatonic Fishing Report May 27, 2009

Housatonic

Kent ct -

Wagaon Wheel Pool...

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Housatonic West Cornwall Day Trip Fishing Report Apr 23, 2007

Housatonic West Cornwall Day Trip

West Cornwall, CT -

Went out to West Cornwall's covered bridge on the Housatonic River. Water was too high for fishing, but it was still a great day for taking pictur...

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Mudge Blown Away Fishing Report Oct 25, 2009

Mudge Blown Away

Mudge Pond Sharon CT -

Started out right at sunrise...nice pond, winds were 10-15mph, boat was all over, hit 4 bass, 2 pickerel around 8-9sh with 5" black yamas, tried ...

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Baits and Tackle used near Dover Plains

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  • Rubber Worms Texas Rig

    Mepps #3

    Rapala X-Rap
  • some on shiners some o lures spinner baits worms cranks
  • Drifting
  • tubes, senkos,
  • decent spot, watch for shallow rocks, about 10 to 12 feet beyond the point, very acessable with a canoe

Hard Baits Check Prices

Soft Baits Check Prices

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

Minnow Check Prices

  • Drifting
  • small size minnow
  • used smalls up to mommalukes.
  • medium size minnow on waited bobber.

Hard Swimbait Check Prices

  • Rebel Crawfish Lure

Crankbait Check Prices

  • 1/4 oz 2-5 ' running
  • Baby Bass
  • rapala lipless baby bass

Emerger Check Prices

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • Blue/Green
  • Booyah spinnerbaits,Some crankbaits

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • Powerbait minnows Drop shot

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

  • Pheobes

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • caught sun fish after about 10 am. 1 small perch about 6in. fishing has been slow so far this season.
  • Red Eye bass will hit alot of the time in most of the coves and downed trees
  • Euro Crawler so not as big fit on the hook nicely.the on i got was about 11" and 2/3 of a #
  • good cove for pan fish.. a few time's last year

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • a greenback stickbait
  • green back

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Hendrickson Emerger, Hendrickson Comparadun,
  • blue winged olive

In-Line Spinner Check Prices

  • Rubber worms, Mepps,Blue Fox Vibrax,Spinnerbait
  • rainbow phoebe

Worm Check Prices

  • casting into Lily pads
  • Wacky Senkos
  • casting into weed bed
  • Wacky senkos
  • We both had real good luck on senkos this day
  • Zoom green Weenie
  • zoom green weenie trick worm
  • oxe blood roboworm
  • oxblood senko
  • bass imitation rubber worm

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • RAPALA...SHALLOW RUN

Other Check Prices

  • Rubber Craw Papi
  • Married Larry

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