PA-477 Reservoir Fishing Guide, Berks County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  PA-477 Reservoir is listed under Berks County, Pennsylvania. It sits in mixed woodland. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Berks County list holds plenty of bigger water. Hamburg sits 1.6 miles from the bank. Then West Hamburg, 2.7 miles, and Shoemakersville, 4.9 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on PA-477 Reservoir

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. County-wide records name largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, smallmouth bass and brown trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of this water is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 73°F at the top of summer and 27°F at the bottom of winter. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. You can launch: the ramp is half a mile away. The nearest car park we can see is half a mile out, so expect a walk with your gear. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Pa-476 Reservoir, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at this water as something to verify.