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41-acre lake near Wawarsing. The lake tops out around 17 ft. The depth chart is built from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the humps, channels and drop-offs you see are measured, not guessed. Below is the species-by-species picture, pulled from the same data the map uses.
Honk Lake maps at 36 acres behind 1.2 miles of shoreline. A middling shoreline index (1.5) gives it some bays to work without being a maze. Littoral water — the productive band under ~15 ft — makes up 97% of this chart. Figure 0.4 mi of water from one end to the other, 0.3 mi at the beam. Ulster County claims this one. If the bite dies, Rondout Reservoir is 7 mi to the northwest.
Spring largemouth bass on Honk Lake hold shallow, usually 2 to 10 ft. By summer they slide out to 5 to 17 ft, and by winter most fish are in 5 to 17 ft. The chart's best answer is Break off the point — drop-off, 10 ft, prime for winter. Prime time lands in early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a texas-rigged 10" worm or a deep-diving crankbait.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 10 ft | dawn & dusk | Shallow bay flat (1 ft) | Spinnerbait, Chatterbait |
| Summer | 5 to 17 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (10 ft) | Texas-rigged 10" worm, Deep-diving crankbait |
| Fall | 4 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | Main-lake point (2 ft) | Squarebill crankbait (shad), Spinnerbait |
| Winter | 5 to 17 ft | midday | Break off the point (10 ft) | Blade bait, Jigging spoon |
Spring puts chain pickerel in skinny water — 2 to 10 ft is the zone. As the season builds they drop to 3 to 15 ft, wintering in 5 to 17 ft. Spring chain pickerel concentrate at Shallow bay flat, a prime-rated weed flat around 1 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. A weedless spoon + trailer or a buzzbait covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 10 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (1 ft) | Inline spinner (silver), Small spoon (red/white) |
| Summer | 3 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | Shallow bay flat (1 ft) | Weedless spoon + trailer, Buzzbait |
| Fall | 4 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (10 ft) | Jerkbait along weed edges, Spinnerbait |
| Winter | 5 to 17 ft | dawn | Break off the point (10 ft) | Jigging spoon (through ice) |
The chart marks 4 structure features on Honk Lake; the deepest is Deep basin at about 17 ft.
Access data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — community-mapped launches. Confirm conditions and fees locally before you launch.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for New York waters are set by the New York DEC — and special regulations can apply to Honk Lake specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Honk Lake is about 17 ft (5 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart here comes from real state fisheries GPS surveys, so the contours reflect measured depths.
Anglers target largemouth bass, chain pickerel on Honk Lake.
Break off the point is the top-rated area: a drop-off in about 10 ft of water that rates prime for largemouth bass in winter. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by species and season.
For largemouth bass, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Honk Lake is regulated by the New York DEC. Check the official New York regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
Rondout Reservoir 7 mi · Mastens Lake 13 mi · Morningside Lake 14 mi · Neversink Reservoir 16 mi · Anawana Lake 16 mi · Sturgeon Pool 18 mi · Ashokan Reservoir 19 mi · Chodikee Lake 20 mi · Chadwick Lake 21 mi · Mongaup Pond 22 mi · Hudson River - Poughkeepsie to Kingston 23 mi · Swinging Bridge Reservoir 23 mi
See how Honk Lake stacks up: best largemouth bass lakes in New York · best chain pickerel lakes in New York
More water nearby: Ulster County fishing maps (5 charts). Browse all New York fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: state fisheries survey programs. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.