Wildwood Lake Fishing in Sullivan County, New York

• Overview

  Within Sullivan County, New York, you have Wildwood Lake. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. At about 50 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 1.5 miles in total. Monticello lies 3.4 miles from the water. Rock Hill follows at 6.5 miles, then South Fallsburg at 8.1 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Wildwood Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, white sucker and rainbow trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Wildwood Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 22°F and July at about 68°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Wildwood Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Saint Josephs Lake is 1.3 miles distant. For Wildwood Lake in particular, ask before you travel.