Edgerton Reservoir in Lackawanna County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Edgerton Reservoir in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The land about it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Lackawanna County. Mayfield lies 1.7 miles from the water. Further out sit Jermyn (2.2 miles) and Carbondale (3 miles). Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Edgerton Reservoir

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Across Lackawanna County, recorded fish include brown trout, bluegill, black crappie and largemouth bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Edgerton Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 68°F and January near 22°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from early April until about late December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Edgerton Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Aylesworth Creek Lake is 1.4 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Edgerton Reservoir.