Fishing at Lyonsville Pond, Ulster County, New York

• Overview

  This water sits in Ulster County, New York. The ground around here is lake country bush. Head to Stone Ridge, 4 miles away, for anything you forgot. After that come Marbletown at 5.7 miles and Kerhonkson at 6.8 miles. More in the same country: Roosa Lake near enough 1.5 miles, Beaver Lake at 3.3 miles, Stone Ridge Pond near enough 3.9 miles, Mohonk Lake at 6.7 miles and Fifth Lake near enough 6.8 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lyonsville Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. County-wide records name common carp, brown trout, brook trout, goldfish and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Lyonsville Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 24°F in January and 71°F in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about late December in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Lyonsville Pond fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Roosa Lake at 1.5 miles is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Lyonsville Pond in what we hold.