Lily Pond Fishing near Gold Key Lake, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  This water sits in Pike County, Pennsylvania. The bank is 1,155 feet above sea level. Supplies mean a trip to Gold Key Lake, 5.8 miles off. After that come Sunrise Lake at 6.8 miles and Sparrow Bush at 7.3 miles. Neighbouring water: Sawkill Pond at 2.2 miles, Twin Lakes within 3 miles, Nitche Pond at 3.3 miles, Beaver Lake within 4.2 miles and Silver Springs Lake at 4.2 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Lily Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Survey and observation records for Pike County include yellow perch, brown trout, bluegill, smallmouth bass and chain pickerel. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Lily Pond to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 23°F to 69°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about early April and return around late December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. On Lily Pond that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Sawkill Pond, 2.2 miles away. For Lily Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.