Meadow Lake Fishing Guide, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  The Luzerne County end of Pennsylvania holds Meadow Lake. It sits in rolling bush. It measures about 90 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Roughly 1.9 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It ranks high for size among our Luzerne County listings. Dupont is the closest place, 8 miles off. Allentown sits 43 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Meadow Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. County-wide records name brown trout, brook trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch and bluegill. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Meadow Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 67°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near mid December: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Meadow Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Meadow Run Ponds, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Meadow Lake.