Weirs Pond in Susquehanna County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Weirs Pond lies in Susquehanna County, in Pennsylvania. It lies 1,667 feet above sea level. It covers about 9 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Susquehanna County. Susquehanna lies 6.3 miles from the water. Deposit is 13 miles and Hallstead 13 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Weirs Pond

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Susquehanna County, recorded fish include brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, yellow perch and brown bullhead. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Weirs Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 20°F in January to roughly 66°F in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Weirs Pond runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Florence Shelly Preserve runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. 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. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Comfort Lake is 2.8 miles off. None of that is settled for Weirs Pond in what we hold.