Fishing at Freeland Pond, Monroe County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Set in Monroe County, Freeland Pond is a Pennsylvania water. The setting is lake country bush on every side. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. The town to know is Parkside, 2.4 miles out. Then Tannersville, 2.8 miles, and Penn Estates, 3.1 miles. Nearby, in order: Alpine Lake out at 0.6 miles, Swiftwater Lake 1.7 miles, Highwood Lake out at 1.8 miles, Lake Crawford 2.7 miles and Leisure Lake out at 2.7 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Freeland Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Records held for Monroe County cover brown trout, brook trout, bluegill, largemouth bass and chain pickerel. The county list is broader than any single water. Treat Freeland Pond as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 25°F to 70°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late March. The open-water window runs from around late March to about late December in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Freeland Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. 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. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Alpine Lake sits 0.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Freeland Pond as something to verify.