Wolf Creek Reservoir near Saint Clair: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Pennsylvania holds Wolf Creek Reservoir, in Schuylkill County. The surface lies 1,414 feet up. The water covers some 44 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Bank access stretches around 1.0 miles in total. Start from Saint Clair, 2.7 miles down the road. It is 37 miles to Allentown, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Wolf Creek Reservoir

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Records held for Schuylkill County cover brown trout, brook trout, bluegill, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Wolf Creek Reservoir before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 69°F, the coldest about 24°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late March and starts locking again about late December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Wolf Creek Reservoir.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Eisenhuth Reservoir sits 1.7 miles off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Wolf Creek Reservoir in what we hold.