Lake Carey Fishing near Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Set in Wyoming County, Lake Carey is a Pennsylvania water. The water sits 958 feet up. It measures about 182 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. You are looking at roughly 4.4 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. By surface area it heads our Wyoming County listings. Nearest place of any size is Tunkhannock, 4.1 miles away. Allentown is the closest city, 72 miles away. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lake Carey

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Wyoming County cover smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, brown trout and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Lake Carey the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 69°F and January near 23°F on the long-run figures. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Once it clears, about late March, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about late December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Lake Carey by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Fish Pond Dam is 1.1 miles off. Confirm access to Lake Carey locally before you travel.