Open Woods Pond, Pennsylvania: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Wayne County, Pennsylvania, is where Open Woods Pond sits. The water sits 1,207 feet up. The water covers some 57 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The closest town, Hawley, is 5.8 miles away. The nearest city of size is Paterson, 67 miles away. Not far off: 0.4 miles away is Mud Pond, Williams Pond roughly 1.2 miles, 1.9 miles away is Perkins Pond, Suydam Pond roughly 2.4 miles and 2.5 miles away is Wolf Lake. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Open Woods Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Survey and observation records for Wayne County include yellow perch, bluegill and largemouth bass. The county list is broader than any single water. On Open Woods Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 68°F; the cold one sits at 22°F. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly late December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Open Woods Pond runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Mud Pond is 0.4 miles off. Nothing here settles the position at Open Woods Pond for certain.