Valley View Lake in Columbia County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Pennsylvania, Valley View Lake belongs to Columbia County. Height above sea level is 699 feet. Head to Light Street, 7.5 miles away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit Bloomsburg (8.6 miles) and Espy (9.6 miles). Close neighbours run: Lake Chillisquaque lies 7.5 miles on, 13 miles out stands Beaver Lake, Silver Lake lies 16 miles on, 16 miles out stands Foss Pond and Beaver Pond lies 17 miles on. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Valley View Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Columbia County list brown trout, bluegill, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and brown bullhead. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Valley View Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 25°F in January and 71°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late March. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about late December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Valley View Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Lake Chillisquaque sits 7.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Valley View Lake.