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New York

Lake Clear

Lake Clear is a New York largemouth lake covering some 1,108 acres in Franklin County; patterns track season more than the map.

Surface
1,108acres
Primary species
Largemouth
§ 01Today on the water · Lake Clearvia Open-Meteo · 20:45 local
Air temp
73.5°F
Barometric
30.05″
→steady 24h(+0.03)
Wind
3mph
from SSE
Moon
Full Moon
day 18.4 · 86% lit

Air conditions sampled near the lake center, not measured on the water · refreshed ~15 min

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 31
    augMon

    Stable window

    hi 74° · lo 58°

    Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.

    ── light se wind · settled

  2. 1
    sepTue

    Stable window

    hi 70° · lo 60°

    Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.

    ── light e wind

  3. 2
    sepWed

    Better early

    hi 71° · lo 59°

    Pre-dawn through 9am. Get on the water before the front; the bite likely shrinks once precip starts.

    ── front rolling in · s wind setting up

§ 04Field notesNew York

Where it is

Lake Clear lies in Franklin County, New York, and runs to roughly 1,108 acres. Where the largemouth sit changes with the season, not the map.

Seasonal pattern

Spring. As the shallows warm first, fish move up to stage and spawn, with sheltered, sun-warmed water coming on earliest.

Summer. Bass settle on deeper edges and shaded cover after the surface warms, with first and last light the stronger times.

Fall. Dropping temperatures pull bait and largemouth back toward shallow water in a wider, roaming feed.

Winter. In cold water fish hold deep and inactive; ease off the pace and keep presentations quiet.

Key structure

  • Shoreline cover near quick depth changes
  • Weed edges and the clean lines along them
  • Points where shallow water drops toward deeper water
  • Wind-pushed banks that gather forage

Let the season pick the water before any one spot does.

Forage

Baitfish set the pace on Lake Clear; largemouth hold near the schools and go where they go.

Access

There is public access around Lake Clear. Confirm current launch and ramp conditions locally before heading out, as availability shifts with the season.

Regulations

Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.

§ 05Sources & field guides

Field guides

Data & references

  • Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
  • Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
  • Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:00970012). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
  • Regulations — verify current state and local regulations before fishing

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