Fishing near Hillside Lake in Dutchess County, NY

3.42 Rating based on 29 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Calico Bass(Black Crappie), Sunfish
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 50
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 93
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Hillside Lake Fishing Photos

Bass at Pelton Pond near Hillside Lake

Bass at Pelton Pond

Small bass in the early Morning 7:00 A.M.
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ice fishin near Hillside Lake

ice fishin

15 1/2 inch yellow perch
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SMALLMOUTH BASS near Hillside Lake

SMALLMOUTH BASS

ACROSS FROM GLIENIDA LAKE


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Good Spawn Action near Hillside Lake

Good Spawn Action

fished shallow, saw fish sitting on beds.
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NY Pig near Hillside Lake

NY Pig

Spinnerbait, white & blue skirt, slow rolled
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Largemouth near Hillside Lake

Largemouth

Caught it with a large plastic worm.
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Top Fishing Spots near Hillside Lake

Beekmeen Recreation Park
Beekmeen Recreation Park

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West Branch Croton River
West Branch Croton River

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White Pond
White Pond

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Fishkill Creek
Fishkill Creek

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Pelton Pond
Pelton Pond

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Swamp River
Swamp River

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Hillside Lake Area Fish Species

Recent Hillside Lake Fishing Reports

Kevin's Boat Fishing Report Jul 13, 2007

Kevin's Boat

Wappingers Creek "Fishing the Wood" I broke my rod, Kev snapped his line on a big one.
We'll get em' next time!...

Avg. Rating: 3
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Created by: sob
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April Excursions on the Fishkill Creek Fishing Report Apr 17, 2010

April Excursions on the Fishkill Creek

Fishkill Creek, Ny -

From Fishkill to Beacon... April 3rd to date....

Avg. Rating: 4
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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.....

Avg. Rating: 5
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Spawn Fishing! Ball Pond, Friday, June 3 Fishing Report Jun 08, 2011

Spawn Fishing! Ball Pond, Friday, June 3

Ball Pond, CT -

A great early morning! we started at 5:00, caught lots of big bass sitting on beds!...

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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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Bass Day Fishing Report Jun 20, 2010

Bass Day

Ball Pond, CT -

We hit up ball pond yesterday. Got there around 7:30 and fished until around 12:30. I got 5 Largemouth and Dave got 10 of them. None were really hu...

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Baits and Tackle used near Hillside Lake

Check Prices

  • tubes, senkos,
  • tube
  • RUBBER CRAW FISH
  • Rubber Worms Texas Rig

    Mepps #3

    Rapala X-Rap
  • some on shiners some o lures spinner baits worms cranks
  • TOPWATER RAPLA BLACK & SILVER !!
  • SWIMJIG BLACK & GRAY
  • TOPWATER WORKS BEST FOR ME RAPLA BLACK & SILVER
  • LIPLESS CRANKBAIT
  • CRAPPIE HIT TOPWATER LIKE AN BASS !!

Hard Baits Check Prices

  • Artiflical

Soft Baits Check Prices

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

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

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

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
  • BLACK & SILVER POPPER
  • STILL WATER TOPWATER POPPER
  • STILLWATER TOPWATER

Jerk Bait Check Prices

  • BLACK & WHITE

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Rebel Jointed Blue Minnow
  • crankbait shallow runner shad

Emerger Check Prices

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

Casting & Trolling Spoon;22 Check Prices

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

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.

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

  • We both had real good luck on senkos this day
  • Senko
  • TOPWATER RAPLA POPPER & RUBBER WORM

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • RAPALA...SHALLOW RUN

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

Other Check Prices

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

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