Dixie Lake Fishing Guide, Sullivan County, New York

• Overview

  Dixie Lake is one of the Sullivan County listings for New York. It sits at 1,450 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 19 acres — small enough to read in one session. Some 2.2 miles away sits Liberty, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Paterson, 66 miles distant. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Dixie Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Sullivan County cover brown trout, brook trout and smallmouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Dixie Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 68°F, the coldest about 21°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. The open-water window runs from around early April to about mid December in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Dixie Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Sunset Lake at 0.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Dixie Lake as something to verify.