Sackett Lake Fishing in Sullivan County, New York

• Overview

  Set in Sullivan County, Sackett Lake is a New York water. The bank is 1,335 feet above sea level. With some 127 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 1.7 miles in total. Few waters listed in Sullivan County are bigger. Start from Monticello, 3.4 miles down the road. The nearest city of size is Paterson, 57 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Sackett Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Sackett Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 22°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Sackett Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows a ramp about half a mile from the shore. Somewhere to sit and eat is half a mile out. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Birchwood Pond is 1.2 miles distant. Check the position at Sackett Lake before loading the car.