Baileys Lake Fishing near South Fallsburg, New York

• Overview

  In New York, Baileys Lake belongs to Sullivan County. Height above sea level is 1,424 feet. Roughly 69 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 1.5 miles of margin, front to back. The town to know is South Fallsburg, 2.3 miles out. It is 59 miles to Paterson, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Baileys Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Sullivan County list brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Baileys Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 22°F in January and 68°F in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about early April to mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Baileys Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. 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. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Anawana Lake is 0.9 miles off. Confirm access to Baileys Lake locally before you travel.