Stouffer Lake Fishing Guide, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Stouffer Lake lies in Lebanon County, in Pennsylvania. Height above sea level is 607 feet. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Lebanon County are larger. Some 6.4 miles away sits Jonestown, the nearest settlement. Williamstown lies 7.9 miles off, Fredericksburg another 7.9 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Stouffer Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Open biodiversity records for Lebanon County list bluegill, white crappie, brown trout and largemouth bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Stouffer Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 73°F; the cold one sits at 28°F. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. It holds true on Stouffer Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. Mapping shows a jetty some 50 yards off. There is camping recorded roughly half a mile off. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Shuey Lake sits 2.3 miles off and takes the overflow. What applies at Stouffer Lake may have changed since it was mapped.