Revision 11/02/2014 9:17 PM by amerry
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Walton Lake
 525-597 Lakes Rd, Monroe, NY 10950
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Max Depth: 61-70ft/19-21m
Average Viz: 5-10ft/2-3m
Entry Type: Shore
Bottom Composition: Clay/Muck
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Spring: Under 50°F/10°C
Summer: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Fall: 56-60°F/13-16°C
Winter: Under 50°F/10°C
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Elevation: 705 feet
Maximum Depth: 68 feet
Average Depth: 22 feet
Walton Lake is located in the Monroe, NY. It’s stocked every spring with 3700 brown trout for fishing purposes. The water in Walton Lake is very clean but its a dark lake and the viz is usually about 10 feet so go when its sunny!...The shallow water on the northeast and southwest ends are good places to look for both bass and trout. The lake has large and smallmouth bass, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Rock Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch.
Shore access is limited but there is a parking lot across the street from a convenience store called the Country that can hold about 15 cars. Unfortunately there are no facilities in the parking lot or anything because it’s not really set up as a dive location. I’m not sure if the convenience store would let you use their bathroom, I’ve actually never asked. People generally use the lake for fishing or for swimming in the summer...There is no dive shop in town so bring more than one tank if you plan on doing more than one dive
The lake is a good place to work on skills, especially in low viz or if your trying to work on navigating. There are actually alot of fish to see and some mussels on the bottom but its rare to see them unless your in the right spots. Try to go on a day when it is sunny so visibility will be best (it can get up to 15+ feet or so). The last worthy thing to note is that if you can go on a day when viz is decent you might be able to see something cool or find something worth some $$. A buddy of my dive instructor pulled a $700 bottle out of Walton Lake this past summer. Go figure.. Happy diving.