Griffin Reservoir Fishing in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Griffin Reservoir is one of the Lackawanna County waters in Pennsylvania. The ground around here is lake country bush. At about 100 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 1.9 miles on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Lackawanna County list. 2.1 miles away sits Chinchilla, the nearest town. For a city, Allentown is 62 miles off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Griffin Reservoir

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Across Lackawanna County, recorded fish include brown trout, bluegill and black crappie. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Fish Griffin Reservoir to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 22°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near mid December in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Griffin Reservoir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Maple Lake, 2.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Griffin Reservoir, the notice at the access point is the final word.