Number One Reservoir Fishing near Washington, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Number One Reservoir is one of the Washington County waters in Pennsylvania. Elevation runs to 1,040 feet. Surface area runs to about 2 acres — small enough to read in one session. Some 1.9 miles away sits Washington, the nearest settlement. East Washington is 2.2 miles and Wolfdale 2.6 miles. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Number One Reservoir

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Washington County names bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and walleye. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Number One Reservoir before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 72°F, while January sits near 28°F. Whether it freezes depends on the year. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Number One Reservoir runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Number Two Reservoir sits 0.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat Number One Reservoir as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.