Indian Camp - Dryden, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 27.817 W 076° 16.799
18T E 394767 N 4702047
Dryden Lake is south of Dryden, NY. It is a birding hotspot, as well as an old Indian camp area.
Waymark Code: WMQNB3
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2016
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text " New York Indian Camp hunting and fishing grounds on Dryden Lake. Arrows, sinkers and flint abound in great numbers State Education Department 1932"
"Dryden Lake is a shallow weedy lake located in Tompkins County near the Village of Dryden...Because of the weed growth, fishing with weed less baits is highly recommended when targeting largemouth bass. Common carp grow large in the lake and can be caught on corn or dough balls. This is often one of the first lakes in the area to ice-up, and it offers good early ice fishing for black crappies and bluegills."
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"Dryden Lake has all kinds of nooks and crannies to be explored by paddlers of all levels. Along the shore is a variety of rooted vegetation (good habitat for breeding birds, fish, amphibians, and insects) and overhanging branches from trees and shrubs that attract a variety of birds. Access for paddle boats can be done either on the northwest shore by the viewing platform, south of the spillway, or at the official boat launch site just north of the spillway. This site has a dirt ramp. Both sites have plenty of paved parking. Allow at least 2 hours to paddle around the lake...Walks along the trail are popular with birders where one can spot a lot of the bug eaters--warblers, orioles, wrens, gnatcatchers, flycatchers--as well as sparrows, juncos, and thrushes."