Aylesworth Creek Lake Fishing Guide, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  In Pennsylvania, Aylesworth Creek Lake falls inside Lackawanna County. The land about it is pine and birch. Small at around 7 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Jermyn, 1.1 miles off. Allentown sits 63 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Aylesworth Creek Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Records held for Lackawanna County cover brown trout, bluegill, black crappie and largemouth bass. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Aylesworth Creek Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 68°F, while January sits near 22°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near late December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Aylesworth Creek Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Parking is close: a car park sits 120 yards from the bank. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Edgerton Reservoir at 1.4 miles is the sensible second choice. Where Aylesworth Creek Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.