Waynesboro Reservoir Fishing Guide, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

• Overview

  Waynesboro Reservoir is a Franklin County water, Pennsylvania side. The water sits 991 feet up. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. On size it sits at the modest end of our Franklin County list. Mont Alto lies 5.4 miles from the water. Further out sit Wayne Heights (5.6 miles) and Highfield-Cascade (5.7 miles). Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Waynesboro Reservoir

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Franklin County include brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout, rock bass and bluegill. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Waynesboro Reservoir before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 72°F and January about 28°F. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on Waynesboro Reservoir follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. A campsite lies half a mile away for anyone staying over. A toilet block sits half a mile away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Comet Lake at 4.5 miles is the sensible second choice. For Waynesboro Reservoir in particular, ask before you travel.