Fishing Wells Pond in Sullivan County, New York

• Overview

  Wells Pond sits in Sullivan County, out in New York. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. At about 52 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With about 1.4 miles of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Barryville sits 9.4 miles from the bank. It is 60 miles to Paterson, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Wells Pond

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Sullivan County include brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, white sucker and rainbow trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Wells Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 22°F in January to roughly 68°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. The open-water window runs from around early April to about mid December in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Wells Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Toronto Lake, 1.4 miles out. Nothing on Wells Pond should be assumed from this page alone.