Landis Lake near Pocono Ranch Lands: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Landis Lake is listed under Pike County, Pennsylvania. The ground round it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 8 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Pike County list. Head to Pocono Ranch Lands, 1.8 miles away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Paterson is 43 miles off. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Landis Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Records held for Pike County cover yellow perch, brown trout, bluegill, smallmouth bass and chain pickerel. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Landis Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 70°F; the cold one sits at 25°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late March. Open water usually runs from late March until about late December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan any trip to Landis Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. The car has to stay half a mile away, which shapes how much tackle you bring. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Sunny Hill Lake is 1.3 miles off. Ask locally about Landis Lake if anything is unclear.