Pikes Creek Reservoir Fishing in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  This water sits in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The water sits 1,050 feet up. Surface area runs to roughly 398 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. You are looking at roughly 5.3 miles of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It ranks high for size among our Luzerne County listings. Head to Back Mountain, 5.2 miles away, for anything you forgot. Allentown is the closest city, 55 miles away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Pikes Creek Reservoir

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Survey and observation records for Luzerne County include brown trout, brook trout and largemouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Anyone new to Pikes Creek Reservoir should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 69°F and January at 23°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late March. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late March until roughly late December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on Pikes Creek Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lake Silkworth sits 1.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Pikes Creek Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.