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New York

Greenwood Lake

Set among Orange County waters in New York, Greenwood Lake is a 1,849-acre lake for seasonal largemouth fishing.

Surface
1,849acres
Primary species
Largemouth
§ 01Today on the water · Greenwood Lakevia Open-Meteo · 02:45 local
Air temp
69.8°F
Barometric
29.99″
↑rising 24h(+0.09)
Wind
4mph
from SW
Moon
Waxing Crescent
day 4.0 · 17% lit

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

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 17
    julFri

    Stable window

    hi 82° · lo 64°

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

    ── light nw wind · settled

  2. 18
    julSat

    Better early

    hi 79° · lo 65°

    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

  3. 19
    julSun

    Watch the wind

    hi 75° · lo 59°

    Lean into wind-fed shorelines, all day. Wind drives bait position today; pick the shoreline taking it.

    ── direction shift overnight

§ 04Field notesNew York

Where it is

Greenwood Lake lies in Orange County, New York, and runs to roughly 1,849 acres. Its largemouth shift between shallow cover and deeper water as the year turns.

Seasonal pattern

Spring. Warming water pulls largemouth toward shallow, protected areas where they stage and spawn; the quickest-warming pockets lead.

Summer. Heat pushes fish off the shallows toward depth and shade; work the cooler ends of the day.

Fall. Cooler water brings forage and bass shallow again; fish range widely as they feed up.

Winter. Cold pushes largemouth deep and lethargic; slow down and fish a quiet, deliberate line.

Key structure

  • Weed edges and the clean lines along them
  • Inside turns where a bank changes angle
  • Flats sitting next to deeper water
  • Submerged wood, brush, and laydown cover

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

Forage

On Greenwood Lake, schools of baitfish anchor the bite and largemouth stay close to them through the year.

Access

There is public access on Greenwood Lake; verify ramp, launch, and water-level conditions with local sources beforehand.

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:00876818). 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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