Billetts Pond Fishing Guide, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Pennsylvania holds Billetts Pond, in Bradford County. The water sits 1,365 feet up. With some 34 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Start from Towanda, 9.4 miles down the road. For a city, Allentown is 85 miles off. Others within reach: 2.5 miles out stands Spring Lake, Ackleys Pond lies 2.8 miles on, 5 miles out stands Crane Swamp, Saxe Pond lies 6.6 miles on and 8.1 miles out stands Little Pond. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Billetts Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Bradford County: smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and brook trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Billetts Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 22°F in January up to 68°F in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about mid December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Billetts Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Spring Lake, 2.5 miles out. Treat Billetts Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.