Leaser Lake is a reservoir in Pennsylvania, near Lehigh County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Leaser Lake covers 117.08 acres in Lehigh County. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Leaser Lake, so neither should be estimated from a similarly named lake.
The 117.08 acres at Leaser Lake provide room for several patterns, so it pays to compare the upper end, mid-lake points and the dam side.
Fish reported from Leaser Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, muskellunge, smallmouth bass, walleye, white crappie, and yellow perch. Rainbow trout are also stocked in Leaser Lake.
Low light favors a topwater or spinnerbait for Leaser Lake largemouth; brighter conditions call for a slower presentation beside cover. Use a tube, Ned rig or small swimbait for Leaser Lake smallmouth where firm bottom meets deeper water.
Crappie at Leaser Lake respond to a small jig or live minnow beside brush and suspended cover. Use a tiny jig or natural bait under a float when fishing Leaser Lake for bluegill and related sunfish. A small minnow or worm on a light rig fits yellow perch fishing at Leaser Lake.
A jig tipped with a minnow and a small trolling crankbait cover both slow and active walleye on Leaser Lake. A bucktail, glide bait or trolling plug fits the larger forage and wide search area involved in musky fishing on Leaser Lake.
A simple bottom rig with cut bait or prepared bait is a practical channel catfish setup on Leaser Lake. Common carp in Leaser Lake can be targeted with corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig.
For rainbow trout in Leaser Lake, use a small spoon, inline spinner, trout magnet or natural bait on light line. Stocked trout may begin near release areas before spreading toward cooler or deeper water in Leaser Lake.
A sunny spring afternoon can pull Leaser Lake fish toward dark bottom, wood and new vegetation. Summer fish in Leaser Lake may feed shallow at dawn before settling beside cover or deeper structure. Cooling water can bring Leaser Lake fish back to points and banks where bait gathers.
Let wind and water clarity choose the starting bank, then follow that bank until the bottom or cover changes on Leaser Lake. Then check the original creek route, the dam end and any point on Leaser Lake that reaches toward deeper water.
Leaser Lake covers 117.08 acres.
The best first target at Leaser Lake depends on conditions, but walleye, muskellunge, and smallmouth bass give anglers practical starting options.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.