Fords Lake
Tiger muskellunge water, stocked through the 2025 season program; 100 fish in the published allocation.
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2025 season
program
1
species
100
fish allocated
69
acres (NHD)
What swims here
Tiger muskellunge
Season program record
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 season | Tiger muskellunge | yearling | 100 |
Getting on the water
| Access point | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fords Lake | boat ramp | no fee |
Access points from PA Fish and Boat Commission access records. Ramps, fees, and hours change; check before towing a boat a long way.
Gear for this water
For the muskie and pike (tiger muskellunge on the season program here, stillwater)
| Large bucktails and gliders | big profile baits; finish every cast with a figure-eight |
| Steel or heavy fluoro leader | non-negotiable; pike and muskie cut everything else |
| Oversized landing net | a stocked muskie fishery deserves a proper release tool |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Eston Wilson Lake | 1.7 mi | 2026 season |
| Lackawanna Lake | 5.8 mi | 2025 season |
| South Branch Tunkhannock Creek | 7.5 mi | Apr 28 |
| Gardner Creek | 7.8 mi | Apr 11 |
| Roaring Brook | 7.9 mi | May 11 |
Records from Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS
and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Pennsylvania fishing
regulations.