Dodge Pond Fishing in Sullivan County, New York

• Overview

  You will find Dodge Pond in Sullivan County, New York. This is pine and birch country. This is a pocket water of some 3 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Sullivan County list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 4.7 miles from Monticello. It is 60 miles to Paterson, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Dodge Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Sullivan County records list brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and white sucker among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Dodge Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 22°F in January to roughly 69°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about early April and return around mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan any trip to Dodge Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Twin Ponds sits 2.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Dodge Pond locally before you travel.