Fishing at Brewster Pond, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Brewster Pond is listed under Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Elevation runs to 1,434 feet. This is a pocket water of some 12 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Susquehanna County are larger. Nearest town is Montrose, 2.2 miles off. The big place round here is Allentown, 85 miles distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Brewster Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Survey and observation records for Susquehanna County include brown trout, brook trout and smallmouth bass. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At Brewster Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 68°F and January at 21°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It holds true on Brewster Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Post Pond is 1.7 miles distant. Treat Brewster Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.