Meyers Pond near Monticello: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Meyers Pond lies within the bounds of Sullivan County, New York. The water sits 1,316 feet up. It covers about 14 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The bank runs about 1.4 miles all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Sullivan County are larger. The nearest town is Monticello, 8.6 miles away. It is 63 miles to Paterson, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Meyers Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. 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. Records held for Sullivan County cover brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, white sucker and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Meyers Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 68°F and January at 21°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Look for the thaw near early April; the fishing lifts straight after. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Meyers Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Little Black Lake, 0.6 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Meyers Pond.