Case Ponds, Pennsylvania: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Case Ponds sits in Pike County, out in Pennsylvania. The water sits 1,165 feet up. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Pike County standards. Start from Birchwood Lakes, 2.6 miles down the road. For a city, Paterson is 45 miles off. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Case Ponds

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Public occurrence data for Pike County names yellow perch, brown trout and bluegill. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Case Ponds responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 24°F to 69°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late March. Ice usually gives way near late March, and forms again about late December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Case Ponds follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. 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. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Middaugh Pond, 1.1 miles out. For Case Ponds, the notice at the access point is the final word.