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666-acre Lloyd Harbor fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo survey contours (98.31% measured, 99.89% assessed), charted rock and wreck structure, regional fish-survey occurrence, sourced forage timing and verified public access. The water tops out around 28 ft. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The channels, holes and drop-offs come from the source data, not a distance-from-shore model. Below is the species-by-species picture, pulled from the same data the map uses.
Drawn out, this is 666 acres of water rimmed by 9.8 miles of bank — 2 islands included. With a shoreline index of 2.7, this water is all arms and coves — edge habitat well beyond its acreage. 90% of the surface is littoral (under ~15 ft) — cover, weeds and forage water. End to end it runs roughly 2.9 mi, about 1.2 mi across. Closest neighbour on DepthScout: Huntington Harbor, 2 mi southeast of here.
When the water first warms, striped bass slide up into 5 to 20 ft. Summer is an 8 to 28 ft game here, winter an 8 to 28 ft one. Start at Surveyed channel edge. It's a drop-off holding about 15 ft of water and rates prime come summer. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. Keep a flutter spoon (deep) or an umbrella rig (trolled) rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Bucktail jig + trailer, Walking topwater (dawn) |
| Summer | 8 to 28 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Flutter spoon (deep), Umbrella rig (trolled) |
| Fall | 8 to 28 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Topwater walker, Jerkbait |
| Winter | 8 to 28 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Alabama rig (slow), Flutter spoon |
Start shallow in spring: bluefish sit in 3 to 20 ft that time of year. Summer pushes them deeper, 5 to 28 ft, and winter fish settle into 8 to 28 ft. The spot to know is Surveyed channel edge, a drop-off in about 15 ft of water that rates prime for bluefish in summer. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. Throw a popper (early/late) or a metal jigs in the rips until the fish tell you otherwise.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 20 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Metal (Hopkins/Kastmaster), Pencil popper |
| Summer | 5 to 28 ft | dawn & dusk | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Popper (early/late), Metal jigs in the rips |
| Fall | 3 to 25 ft | dawn & midday | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Pencil popper, Big metal |
| Winter | 8 to 28 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Metal jig worked slow (southern waters) |
When the water first warms, summer flounder (fluke) slide up into 5 to 25 ft. By summer they slide out to 6 to 28 ft, and by winter most fish are in 8 to 28 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Surveyed channel edge: a drop-off around 15 ft that scores prime in summer. In summer the feeding windows fall in midday and early morning. Keep a bucktail (1-3 oz by drift speed) or a gulp grub on jighead rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 25 ft | midday & dawn | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Bucktail + Gulp swimming mullet, Hi-lo rig + squid strip |
| Summer | 6 to 28 ft | midday & dawn | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Bucktail (1-3 oz by drift speed), Gulp grub on jighead |
| Fall | 7 to 28 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Heavier bucktail on the lumps, Big Gulp 6" grub |
| Winter | 8 to 28 ft | midday | Surveyed channel edge (15 ft) | Slow bottom rig + strip |
When the water first warms, black sea bass slide up into 7 to 28 ft. There's no big seasonal slide here — summer means 7 to 28 ft, winter 8 to 28 ft. Start at NOAA charted underwater rock. It's a rock pile holding about 19 ft of water and rates prime come spring. The feeding windows run midday and early morning. Keep a bucktail + grub or a diamond jig + squid teaser rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 7 to 28 ft | midday & dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (19 ft) | Hi-lo rig + squid, 1-2 oz bucktail + Gulp |
| Summer | 7 to 28 ft | midday & dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (19 ft) | Bucktail + grub, Diamond jig + squid teaser |
| Fall | 7 to 28 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (19 ft) | 3-4 oz vertical jig (deep), Double-teaser rig |
| Winter | 8 to 28 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (19 ft) | Heavy hi-lo rig on deep wrecks |
Spring puts tautog (blackfish) in skinny water — 5 to 25 ft is the zone. Warm water sends them out to 8 to 28 ft; cold water stacks them in 8 to 28 ft. Dangerous NOAA charted wreck is the standout, a wreck at roughly 17 ft, rated prime for spring tautog (blackfish). Plan around early morning in the warm months. A 1/2-1 oz tog jig + crab covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 25 ft | midday & dawn | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (17 ft) | Tog jig + green crab half, Bare jig + clam (early) |
| Summer | 8 to 28 ft | dawn | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (17 ft) | 1/2-1 oz tog jig + crab |
| Fall | 6 to 28 ft | midday | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (17 ft) | Tog jig + whole green crab, Old-school rig + double crab (deep) |
| Winter | 8 to 28 ft | midday | Dangerous NOAA charted wreck (17 ft) | Heavy jig + crab on deep structure |
Structure-wise the chart holds 11 features, led in depth by NOAA charted underwater rock at roughly 19 ft.
Access data: New York State DEC — Boat Launches (FishNY). 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 (saltwater fishing) — and special regulations can apply to Lloyd Harbor specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official New York fishing regulations →
Lloyd Harbor is about 28 ft (9 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The contours reflect measured and quality-assessed source depths.
Anglers target striped bass, bluefish, summer flounder (fluke), black sea bass, tautog (blackfish) on Lloyd Harbor.
Surveyed channel edge is the top-rated area: a drop-off in about 15 ft of water that rates prime for summer flounder (fluke) in summer. Open the map above to see every rated spot for each species and season.
For striped 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 Lloyd Harbor is regulated by the New York DEC (saltwater fishing). 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.
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