Lynchs Pond, New York: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Sullivan County entry here is Lynchs Pond, in New York. The surface lies 1,194 feet up. It covers about 14 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sullivan County list. Some 12 miles away sits Liberty, the nearest settlement. Paterson is the closest city, 66 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lynchs Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Sullivan County cover brown trout, brook trout and smallmouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lynchs Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 68°F and January near 22°F on the long-run figures. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. Averages place the thaw at early April and the freeze at mid December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That is the shape of the year on Lynchs Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Kazens Pond is 1.5 miles off. Ask locally about Lynchs Pond if anything is unclear.