Mud Pond near Livingston Manor: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Sullivan County in New York is where Mud Pond sits. This is mixed forest ground. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sullivan County list. The closest town, Livingston Manor, is 4.5 miles away. Further out sit Liberty (6.2 miles) and Fallsburg (13 miles). No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Sullivan County include brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, white sucker and rainbow trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Mud Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 66°F and January at 20°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about early April and return around mid December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Mud Pond the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lily Pond is 0.4 miles off. Ask locally about Mud Pond if anything is unclear.