Mud Pond near Nanticoke: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Look for Mud Pond in the Luzerne County part of Pennsylvania. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. About 21 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. For a base, Nanticoke sits 3.4 miles out. Then Glen Lyon, 3.6 miles, and Plymouth, 6.6 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Mud Pond

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Luzerne County: brown trout, brook trout, largemouth bass and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Mud Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 70°F in July and bottom out at 24°F in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late March. Ice usually gives way near late March, and forms again about late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Mud Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Fairchild Pond, 0.9 miles out. Treat Mud Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.