Brockway Reservoir in Elk County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Brockway Reservoir in the Elk County part of Pennsylvania. Elevation runs to 1,634 feet. At 2 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Elk County standards. Treasure Lake at 3.5 miles is the nearest place to stop. Pittsburgh is the closest city, 86 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Brockway Reservoir

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Elk County include brook trout, brown trout, white sucker and smallmouth bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Brockway Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 68°F on average, January about 23°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late March. From about late March to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Time your trip to Brockway Reservoir by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Brockway Reservoir is 1.4 miles off. Where Brockway Reservoir is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.