Cope Pond Fishing near Montrose, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Cope Pond is listed under Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The surface lies 1,503 feet up. The water measures roughly 11 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Susquehanna County list holds plenty of bigger water. Montrose lies 4.8 miles from the water. For a city, Allentown is 83 miles off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Cope Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Reported across Susquehanna County: brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Cope Pond a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 68°F for July and 21°F for January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. From about early April to around mid December, expect open water on the long-run figures. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. That shapes the year on Cope Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Part of this sits inside or beside Woodbourne Forest Preserve, so read the notices. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Indian Lake at 1.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Cope Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.