Kees Lake, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Kees Lake sits within Sullivan County in New York. Height above sea level is 1,660 feet. About 7 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sullivan County list. Liberty lies 2.6 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Paterson, 68 miles away. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Kees Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Sullivan County records list brown trout, brook trout and smallmouth bass among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Kees Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 68°F, with January the cold end at about 21°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Expect the water usable from around early April until roughly mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Kees Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Sunset Lake, 1.8 miles out. None of that is settled for Kees Lake in what we hold.