Hathaway Lake Fishing in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Hathaway Lake belongs to Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. What surrounds it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 23 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Compared with other Pennsylvania water on our list, it sits high. 11 miles away sits Susquehanna, the nearest town. The big place round here is Allentown, 83 miles distant. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Hathaway Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Fish documented in Susquehanna County include brown trout, brook trout and smallmouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Hathaway Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 20°F in January and 66°F in July. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The lid tends to go about early April and return around mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Hathaway Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Romobe Lake at 0.6 miles is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Hathaway Lake if anything is unclear.