Faithful Green Lake in Washington County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Faithful Green Lake is a Washington County water, Pennsylvania side. The surface lies 1,063 feet up. About 2 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Washington County. Bentleyville is the closest place, 3.1 miles off. Pittsburgh sits 20 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Faithful Green Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Washington County include bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, walleye and smallmouth bass. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Faithful Green Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 72°F in July and bottoms out near 28°F in January. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Faithful Green Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Bentleyville Reservoir, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Faithful Green Lake may have changed since it was mapped.