Shickshinny Lake is a reservoir in Pennsylvania, near Luzerne County.
Shickshinny Lake is a reservoir in Luzerne County, but a dependable surface-area figure was not found. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Shickshinny Lake, so neither should be estimated from a similarly named lake.
Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Shickshinny Lake, the safest approach is to read the water in front of you instead of assuming it fishes like another lake with the same name.
Fish reported from Shickshinny Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and yellow perch.
Begin the largemouth search on Shickshinny Lake with a moving bait, then pick apart wood or weeds with a worm.
Slow vertical presentations around wood and suspended cover are dependable for Shickshinny Lake crappie. Bluegill and other sunfish in Shickshinny Lake take worms, crickets and tiny jigs along shade and vegetation. Keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to the bottom when perch are the target on Shickshinny Lake.
Channel catfish in Shickshinny Lake take cut bait, nightcrawlers and prepared bait on a slip-sinker rig.
Check the incoming-water end and the dam side before settling into a pattern, since they often fish like different lakes on Shickshinny Lake. Then check the original creek route, the dam end and any point on Shickshinny Lake that reaches toward deeper water.
Early spring on Shickshinny Lake calls for a slow presentation near the first break outside protected water. At midday in summer, Shickshinny Lake anglers should slow down beside shade, weeds or a nearby depth change. Fall on Shickshinny Lake is a good time for small crankbaits and swimbaits around moving forage.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.