Dunmore Reservoir Number Three Fishing in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  You will find Dunmore Reservoir Number Three in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The surface lies 2,034 feet up. The water measures roughly 9 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Compared with other Pennsylvania water on our list, it sits high. The nearest place of any size is Mount Cobb, 2.5 miles away. Further out sit Jessup (3.5 miles) and Throop (4.3 miles). Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Dunmore Reservoir Number Three

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Lackawanna County records list brown trout, bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and brown bullhead among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Dunmore Reservoir Number Three to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 68°F and January at 22°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. The open-water window runs from around early April to about mid December in an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Time your trip to Dunmore Reservoir Number Three by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Dunmore Reservoir Number Four, 0.3 miles out. Treat Dunmore Reservoir Number Three as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.