Revonah Lake Fishing in Sullivan County, New York

• Overview

  Look for Revonah Lake in Sullivan County, New York. The water sits 2,031 feet up. The water covers some 40 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 1.0 miles, small enough to learn in a day. It sits higher than most water we list in New York. Supplies mean a trip to Liberty, 2.2 miles off. For a city, Paterson is 70 miles off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Revonah Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. 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. Reported across Sullivan County: brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Revonah Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 67°F and January near 21°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Time your trip to Revonah Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Melbern Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Revonah Lake for certain.