Brawley Run, Pennsylvania: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Crawford County, Brawley Run is a Pennsylvania water. The water sits 1,306 feet up. You are 6.2 miles from Cochranton. For a city, Pittsburgh is 80 miles off. Round about: Sugar Lake just 2.5 miles, Tamarack Lake within 5.9 miles, Woodcock Creek Lake just 9.1 miles, Spring Lake within 12 miles and Lake Wilhelm just 15 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Brawley Run

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The outside of each bend cuts deepest and holds the better fish. Flow decides everything here: read the seams before you cast. Open biodiversity records for Crawford County list common carp, largemouth bass, brown bullhead, walleye and black crappie. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Brawley Run a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 69°F and January about 23°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter narrows this to the open runs; full flow returns around late March. Expect the water usable from around late March until roughly late December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Brawley Run runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Sugar Lake sits 2.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Brawley Run is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.