Irvona Reservoir Fishing in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Irvona Reservoir is one of the Clearfield County listings for Pennsylvania. The setting is lake country bush on every side. At 4 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Clearfield County standards. Nearest place of any size is Hastings, 8.2 miles away. After that come Patton at 8.4 miles and Barnesboro at 11 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Irvona Reservoir

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Reported across Clearfield County: brook trout, brown trout, yellow perch and black crappie. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The shape of Irvona Reservoir decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 69°F and January about 25°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late March, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about late March and the closing near late December. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. On Irvona Reservoir that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Glendale Lake is 6.5 miles distant. Signs at Irvona Reservoir carry more weight than any list.