Ice Pond Fishing Guide, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Ice Pond is set in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Land around it is rolling hill. At 24 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. You are 1.6 miles from Ligonier. The nearest city of size is Pittsburgh, 40 miles away. Nearby alternatives: Kennametal Reservoir just 4.2 miles, Duck Pond at about 4.2 miles, Lake Tod just 5 miles, Ligonier Reservoir at about 5.5 miles and Ethel Springs Lake just 6.2 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Ice Pond

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Westmoreland County include bluegill, largemouth bass, brown trout and white crappie. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Ice Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 70°F and January near 27°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. It sets the rhythm of the year at Ice Pond. Late evening often out-fishes the whole afternoon.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Recorded parking is half a mile off, far enough to travel light. Picnic facilities are recorded some 0.9 miles out. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Kennametal Reservoir, 4.2 miles away. Ask locally about Ice Pond if anything is unclear.