Fishing Cranberry Pond in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Cranberry Pond stands in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Height above sea level is 1,024 feet. At 15 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. For supplies, Glen Lyon is 2.1 miles out. After that come Nanticoke at 4.9 miles and Plymouth at 8.8 miles. Not far off: Lily Lake (1.2 miles), Najaka Pond near enough 1.4 miles, Mud Pond (2.6 miles), Fairchild Pond near enough 3 miles and Hanover Reservoir (4 miles). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Cranberry Pond

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Luzerne County records list brown trout, brook trout and largemouth bass among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Cranberry Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 24°F in January to roughly 70°F in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in late March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around late March until roughly late December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. The season on Cranberry Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Lily Lake is 1.2 miles distant. Rules at Cranberry Pond are worth checking on the day.