Fishing Blue Mountain Lake in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Blue Mountain Lake is one of the Monroe County listings for Pennsylvania. It sits in farm and woodlot country. Around 32 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. The edge runs 1.0 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Nearest place of any size is Penn Estates, 2.2 miles away. The big place round here is Allentown, 34 miles distant. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Blue Mountain Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Monroe County list brown trout, brook trout, bluegill and largemouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Blue Mountain Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 25°F and July at about 71°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Whether it freezes depends on the year. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Blue Mountain Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Pocohontas Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Blue Mountain Lake for certain.