Cabin Creek Reservoir Fishing in York County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Set in York County, Pennsylvania, this is Cabin Creek Reservoir. The surface lies 620 feet up. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Pennsylvania listings. The town to know is Windsor, 1.7 miles out. Then Red Lion, 3 miles, and Yoe, 3.6 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Cabin Creek Reservoir

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Fish documented in York County include bluegill, largemouth bass, walleye and black crappie. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Cabin Creek Reservoir a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 29°F in January and 74°F in July. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Cabin Creek Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years. Water colour tells you more than the air temperature does.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Kehms Lake, 4.7 miles out. Rules at Cabin Creek Reservoir are worth checking on the day.