Loch Sheldrake Fishing in Sullivan County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Loch Sheldrake in the Sullivan County part of New York. The bank gives way to mixed forest. The water covers some 67 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 1.1 miles, small enough to learn in a day. The nearest place of any size is Fallsburg, 4 miles away. For a city, Paterson is 65 miles off. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Loch Sheldrake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Sullivan County: brown trout, brook trout and smallmouth bass. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Loch Sheldrake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 68°F, the coldest about 22°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. From about early April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Loch Sheldrake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is a car park half a mile from the bank. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. Mapping shows a picnic spot within half a mile. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Evens Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Loch Sheldrake.