Fishing Number Two Reservoir in Washington County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Number Two Reservoir stands in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Elevation runs to 1,024 feet. Some 2.3 miles away sits McMurray, the nearest settlement. Thompsonville follows at 2.5 miles, then Bryn Mawr at 3.7 miles. Within a short drive: Boone Reservoir near enough 0.8 miles, Lehner Lakes roughly 1.1 miles, Canonsburg Lake near enough 1.2 miles, Morganza Reservoir roughly 3.5 miles and Lake Jo-Ann near enough 3.6 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Number Two Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Species logged across Washington County include bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Number Two Reservoir the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 72°F, while January sits near 28°F. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. That shapes the year on Number Two Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Boone Reservoir at 0.8 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Number Two Reservoir for certain.