Anawanda Lake, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Anawanda Lake in Sullivan County, New York. It stands 1,818 feet above sea level. It runs to roughly 41 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 1.0 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. 7.6 miles away sits Livingston Manor, the nearest town. Beyond it, Liberty at 12 miles and Monticello at 20 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Anawanda Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Sullivan County: brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, white sucker and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Anawanda Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 66°F and January near 20°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Anawanda Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Mud Pond sits 1.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Anawanda Lake as something to verify.