Fishing at Marquette Lake, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  This water sits in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It stands 531 feet above sea level. About 16 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is low-lying compared with other Pennsylvania water we list. Start from Jonestown, 6.5 miles down the road. Annville lies 8.5 miles off, Palmyra another 8.7 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Marquette Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Species logged across Lebanon County include bluegill, white crappie and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Treat Marquette Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 72°F for July and 27°F for January. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. That shapes the year on Marquette Lake. Water colour tells you more than the air temperature does.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is a slipway on the shore, 0.9 miles from the water we list. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Shuey Lake is 2.7 miles distant. None of that is settled for Marquette Lake in what we hold.