Thomas Pond Fishing Guide, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Thomas Pond is a Susquehanna County water, in Pennsylvania. The land about it is lake country bush. This is a pocket water of some 16 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The closest town, Montrose, is 9.3 miles away. For a city, Allentown is 79 miles off. Also on the doorstep: Lake Walter 3.2 miles off, Schooley Pond 3.6 miles, Little Elk Lake 3.9 miles off, Indian Lake 3.9 miles and Big Elk Lake 3.9 miles off. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Thomas Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Susquehanna County records list brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brown bullhead among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Work Thomas Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 69°F at the top of summer and 22°F at the bottom of winter. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about late December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Thomas Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Lake Walter, 3.2 miles away. Treat Thomas Pond as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.