Lower Wilcox Pond in Wayne County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Pennsylvania holds Lower Wilcox Pond, in Wayne County. The land about it is pine and birch. At 13 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Wayne County standards. Head to Honesdale, 3.9 miles away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Waymart at 10 miles and Hawley at 10 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lower Wilcox Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. County-wide records name yellow perch, bluegill, largemouth bass and brown trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Lower Wilcox Pond before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 68°F and January about 22°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to Lower Wilcox Pond by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Pa-420 Reservoir sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Lower Wilcox Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.