Cobb Pond in Wayne County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Cobb Pond is listed under Wayne County, Pennsylvania. Elevation runs to 1,355 feet. Surface area is around 40 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Bank access stretches around 1.1 miles in total. Head to The Hideout, 3.2 miles away, for anything you forgot. After that come Wallenpaupack Lake Estates at 5.7 miles and Hawley at 7.6 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Cobb Pond

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Wayne County cover yellow perch, bluegill, largemouth bass and brown trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Cobb Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 68°F for July and 22°F for January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about early April and return around late December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Cobb Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Paupackan Lake is 1.6 miles distant. Rules at Cobb Pond are worth checking on the day.