Blind Pond Fishing in Sullivan County, New York

• Overview

  Sullivan County, New York, is where Blind Pond sits. Country round the bank runs to pine and birch. It measures about 47 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 1.0 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Barryville sits 5.5 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Paterson is the closest city, 58 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Blind Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. County-wide records name brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Anyone new to Blind Pond should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 69°F and January reads 22°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Blind Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Sidwell Lake, 1.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Blind Pond if anything is unclear.