← Lake Guide41.59° N · 80.49° W

Pennsylvania

Pymatuning Reservoir

Pymatuning Reservoir covers 13,925 acres of Pennsylvania's Crawford County, where largemouth follow cover, baitfish, and seasonal cooling.

Surface
13,925acres
Primary species
Largemouth
§ 01Today on the water · Pymatuning Reservoirvia Open-Meteo · 18:15 local
Air temp
87.3°F
Barometric
29.93″
↓falling 24h(-0.12)
Wind
9mph
from W
Moon
Waning Gibbous
day 19.4 · 77% lit

Air conditions sampled near the lake center, not measured on the water · refreshed ~15 min

§ 03Next 3 daysvia Open-Meteo · interpretation
  1. 1
    sepTue

    Stable window

    hi 89° · lo 73°

    Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.

    ── light sw wind · settled

  2. 2
    sepWed

    Watch the wind

    hi 90° · lo 72°

    Lean into wind-fed shorelines, all day. Wind drives bait position today; pick the shoreline taking it.

    ── stiff s wind

  3. 3
    sepThu

    Better early

    hi 86° · lo 67°

    Pre-dawn through 9am. Get on the water before the front; the bite likely shrinks once precip starts.

    ── front rolling in · w wind setting up

§ 04Field notesPennsylvania

Where it is

Pymatuning Reservoir stretches to about 13,925 acres in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Largemouth read the season, sliding shallow or deep as it dictates.

Seasonal pattern

Spring. Early warming sends largemouth into the shallows to stage and spawn, the calmest sun-fed water leading the move.

Summer. Bass settle on deeper edges and shaded cover after the surface warms, with first and last light the stronger times.

Fall. Falling water temperature draws bait and largemouth back shallow into a broad, roaming feed.

Winter. Cold water settles fish deep and slow; patience and a subtle presentation are the more dependable choice.

Key structure

  • Hard-bottom and rock transitions
  • Wind-pushed banks that gather forage
  • Weed edges and the clean lines along them
  • Submerged wood, brush, and laydown cover

Let the season pick the water before any one spot does.

Forage

Where the bait goes on Pymatuning Reservoir, the largemouth follow — that is the read here.

Access

Public access is available around Pymatuning Reservoir; check current ramp and launch conditions with local sources before a trip, since water levels change through the season.

Regulations

Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.

§ 05Sources & field guides

Field guides

Data & references

  • Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
  • Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
  • Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:01199940). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
  • Regulations — verify current state and local regulations before fishing

Last revised · Back to Lake Guide