Bowers Pond Fishing in Sullivan County, New York

• Overview

  In New York, Bowers Pond falls inside Sullivan County. Beyond the shoreline you have pine and birch. At 9 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Sullivan County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Rock Hill, 1.2 miles away. Paterson sits 54 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Bowers Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Sullivan County cover brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Bowers Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 68°F, the coldest about 22°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. The water is typically free of ice between early April and mid December. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Bowers Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. There is a marina half a mile away for anyone bringing a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Beaver Lake is 0.2 miles off. Check the position at Bowers Pond before loading the car.