Brookdale Lake Fishing in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Pennsylvania holds Brookdale Lake, in Monroe County. The surface lies 1,207 feet up. Small at around 10 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Mount Pocono sits 3 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Allentown sits 34 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Alternatives close at hand: Leisure Lake (0.8 miles), Lake Minausin some 1.2 miles off, Highwood Lake (2.5 miles), Crescent Lake some 2.6 miles off and Fairview Lake (2.7 miles). No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Brookdale Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Records held for Monroe County cover brown trout, brook trout and bluegill. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. The near bank of Brookdale Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 67°F and January about 22°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. From about early April to around late December, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Expect Brookdale Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Leisure Lake is 0.8 miles distant. Signs at Brookdale Lake carry more weight than any list.