Minsi Lake
Fishing and stocking
Stocked through the 2025 season program: black crappie and yellow perch; 24,000 fish in the published allocation. A 115-acre reservoir, and one of 10 stocked waters on the Northampton County record.
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What swims here
Black crappie
Yellow perch
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. The Pennsylvania season shape statewide: mid-february into october.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 season | Black crappie | fingerling | 12,000 |
| 2025 season | Yellow perch | fingerling | 12,000 |
When to fish Minsi Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:37-11:37 am and 10:00 pm-12:00 am | 3:53-4:53 am and 4:10-5:10 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:23 am-12:23 pm and 10:47 pm-12:47 am | 5:02-6:02 am and 4:33-5:33 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2025 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Pennsylvania fishing forecast
Getting on the water
| Access point | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Minsi Lake | boat ramp | fee charged · accessible facilities |
| Minsi Lake | boat ramp | fee charged |
| Minsi Lake Access | boat ramp | accessible facilities |
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 panfish (black crappie on the season program here, stillwater)
| Live bait | waxworms, crickets, and redworms out-fish everything for bluegill |
| Small tubes and grubs | 1 to 2 inch plastics for crappie around brush |
| Long telescoping pole | reach the pockets without spooking the school |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Named as published by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Each link opens the official text; read the rule there before you fish. We do not restate regulations.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Creek | 4.1 mi | Apr 16 |
| Pocono Creek | 5.2 mi | Mar 6 |
| Mcmichael Creek | 5.2 mi | May 7 |
| Brodhead Creek | 5.6 mi | Oct 7 |
| Delaware River | 8.0 mi | 2025 season |
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