Lake Manjo Fishing near Dallas, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Lake Manjo is set in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The ground round it is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 9 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Dallas lies 4.2 miles from the water. Then Shavertown, 5 miles, and Harveys Lake, 5.2 miles. Nearby, in order: Perrins Marsh 0.7 miles, Lake Catalpa roughly 1.7 miles, Elstons Pond 2.7 miles, Frances Slocum Lake roughly 4.5 miles and Scarlat Lake 5.2 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lake Manjo

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Records held for Luzerne County cover brown trout, brook trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch and bluegill. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Lake Manjo rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 69°F on average, January about 23°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late March. Open water usually runs from late March until about late December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Lake Manjo.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Perrins Marsh at 0.7 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat Lake Manjo as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.