Park Place Lake in Schuylkill County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Park Place Lake belongs to Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The bank gives way to rolling bush. Surface area runs to about 8 acres — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Schuylkill County are larger. Mahanoy City is the closest place, 2.5 miles off. It is 36 miles to Allentown, the nearest city. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Park Place Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Reported across Schuylkill County: brown trout, brook trout and bluegill. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Park Place Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 69°F at the top of summer and 24°F at the bottom of winter. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late March. The lid tends to go about late March and return around late December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Park Place Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Number One Reservoir, 1.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Park Place Lake before loading the car.