Fishing Third Pond in Pike County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  This water sits in Pike County, Pennsylvania. It sits in pine and birch. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Pike County list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Pine Ridge, 2.1 miles away. Allentown sits 45 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Third Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Pike County include yellow perch, brown trout, bluegill, smallmouth bass and chain pickerel. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Third Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 70°F for July and 24°F for January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Break-up comes around late March, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between late March and late December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Third Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Second Pond sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Third Pond.