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Pennsylvania lakes and reservoirs

Leaser Lake Fishing

A 117-acre Pennsylvania lake in Lehigh County, year-round stocked trout water.

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Lehigh County

Leaser Lake: the basics

PFBC mapping credits Leaser Lake with 117 acres of water in Lehigh County. Ownership on the PFBC record: PFBC. Groceries and gas wait in Kempton, about 3 miles off. Fisheries staff of the Southeast Region manage it.

PFBC species listings include rainbow trout. Boaters use 2 access areas with ramps. The trout layer marks it as year-round stocked trout water. Special program status: Big Bass Program and Panfish Enhancement Lake.

117acres

2ramp access areas

1species listed

1scheduled stockings

PFBC Lakes_Point layer (acres from NHD), Census places, retrieved October 23, 2026.

Directions to Leaser Lake PFBC page for Leaser Lake Lake map (PDF)

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Species

Fish worth casting for at Leaser Lake

The chips for Leaser Lake join the PFBC warmwater and coolwater listing, state records and the stocking schedule.

Rainbow trout

PFBC WWCW species listing by water and PFBC stocking schedules, retrieved October 23, 2026.

Trout

Trout season rules at Leaser Lake

yesstocked trout water

yesopen year-round

yesearly season

Southeasttrout region

Stocked trout rules govern Leaser Lake: the regular season opens April 4 at 8 a.m. with a 5-trout creel, dropping to 3 in the extended season. As a year-round water it stays open to trout fishing outside the usual closure.

Fishing for trout here needs a trout permit ($14.97) on top of the license ($27.97 resident, $60.97 nonresident).

PFBC Stocked Trout Waters layer and 2026 Pennsylvania Fishing Summary (PFBC), p. 10, retrieved October 23, 2026.

Access

PFBC access areas at Leaser Lake

Leaser Lake-(North Ramp)paved ramp, 25 trailer spaces, dock, fishing pier, electric motors only; owner PFBC
Leaser Lake-(South Ramp)paved ramp, 25 trailer spaces, dock, fishing pier, electric motors only; owner PFBC

PFBC shore sites on Leaser Lake

West Shore Accessfishing pier, fishing pier, electric motors only

Public ramps near Leaser Lake

Owl Creek Reservoir AccessUpper Owl Creek Reservoir, 10 miles northwest
Kaercher Creek AccessKaercher Creek Dam, 10 miles southwest
Launch Ramp "B"Mauch Chunk Lake, 11 miles north
Launch Ramp "A"Mauch Chunk Lake, 12 miles north

PFBC access areas layer (ramps and fishing-only sites), retrieved October 23, 2026.

Limits

Harvest limits at Leaser Lake

Species	Creel and size	Season
Trout (regular season)	5 (combined species), streams, lakes and ponds; minimum 7 inches	Regular season: April 4 at 8 a.m. through Sept. 7 (statewide opening day)
Trout (extended season, stocked waters)	3 (combined species); minimum 7 inches	Jan. 1 through Feb. 15 and Sept. 8 through Dec. 31
Bass (June 13 to Sept. 30)	6 (combined species); minimum 12 inches	June 13 through Sept. 30
Bass (Jan. 1 to April 10, Oct. 1 to Dec. 31)	4 (combined species); minimum 15 inches	Jan. 1 through April 10 and Oct. 1 through Dec. 31
Bass (April 11 to June 12)	NO HARVEST – catch and immediate release only (no tournaments permitted)	April 11 through June 12 (no harvest begins 12:01 a.m.)
Muskellunge and tiger muskellunge	1 (combined species); minimum 40 inches	Open year-round
Northern pike	2; minimum 24 inches	Open year-round
Chain pickerel	4; minimum 18 inches	Open year-round
Walleye and saugeye	6; minimum 15 inches	Jan. 1 through March 14 and May 2 through Dec. 31
Sunfish, crappie and other panfish	50 (combined species)	Open year-round
Catfish	50 (combined species)	Open year-round
Striped bass and hybrids	2 (combined species); minimum 20 inches	Open year-round
American shad	3	Open year-round

For Leaser Lake, the Summary inland rows hold except where a listing below names it.

Big bass and panfish rules at Leaser Lake

Program	Rule	Summary
Big Bass Program	Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass: 4 (combined species), minimum 15 inches, harvest Jan. 1 through April 10 and June 13 through Dec. 31; April 11 through June 12, catch and immediate release only, no tournaments.	p. 11
Panfish Enhancement Lake	Minimum lengths: sunfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed, redear sunfish) 7 inches; crappies (black and white) 9 inches; yellow perch 9 inches. Daily limit 20 per species; where more than one species is regulated on the same water, 20 of each with no more than 50 panfish combined. Listed here: Crappie 9 inches, Sunfish 7 inches, Yellow Perch 9 inches.	p. 15

Special listings for Leaser Lake

Big Bass Special Regulation (Summary page)
Lake Panfish Enhancement Special Regulations (Summary page)
App. Trout Waters YR (Summary page)

2026 Pennsylvania Fishing Summary (PFBC), pp. 10-17, retrieved October 23, 2026.

Pennsylvania license and limits

Stocking

Planned stockings at Leaser Lake

The 2026 schedule lists 1 stockings at Leaser Lake, led by rainbow; no per-trip numbers are published.

Date	Species	Program	Section	Meeting place
March 20, 2026	Rainbow trout, Golden rainbow trout	adult trout	. to	at the lake

PFBC Adult Trout Stocking Schedule, Fingerling Trout Schedule and Warmwater/Coolwater stockings (2026), retrieved October 23, 2026. Pennsylvania stocking.

Surveys

Fisheries surveys of Leaser Lake

PFBC Biologist Report Listing layer, retrieved October 23, 2026; older reports are history, not a current survey.

Compare

Sizing Leaser Lake against nearby water

Lake	Distance	Acres	Ramps	Species	Stocked trout
Leaser Lake		117	2	1	yes
Koenigs Creek Dam	5 miles west	6	0	3
Owl Creek Reservoir	10 miles northwest	67	0	1
Lower Owl Creek Reservoir	10 miles northwest		0	0
Kaercher Creek Dam	10 miles southwest	32	1	6	yes
Mauch Chunk Lake	11 miles north	330	2	6

PFBC Lakes_Point, access areas and species listings, retrieved October 23, 2026.

Nearby

Near the Leaser Lake area

Lakes in the same region as Leaser Lake

Koenigs Creek Dam5 miles west
Owl Creek Reservoir10 miles northwest
Lower Owl Creek Reservoir10 miles northwest
Kaercher Creek Dam10 miles southwest
Mauch Chunk Lake11 miles north

Bait and lures on the road to Leaser Lake

Cabela's Hamburgsporting goods store, Hamburg, 12 miles
Sea Mar Tackle Co Incbait and tackle shop, Schnecksville, 12 miles
A.F. Boyer Hardware & Gunsbait and tackle shop, Slatington, 13 miles
Bait B-Cbait and tackle shop, Lehighton, 15 miles
Beltzville Manor Marinemarina, Lehighton, 15 miles
Carols Bait Shopbait and tackle shop, Lehighton, 16 miles

Guides and captains for Leaser Lake

Blue Mountain Fishing Lakescharter, Schuylkill Haven, (570) 754-7934
Susquehanna Fishing Magazinefishing guide, Susquehanna River, Bloomsburg, (570) 441-4606

Boroughs and towns close to Leaser Lake

Tamaqua10 miles
Summit Hill10 miles
Coaldale11 miles

Which counties Leaser Lake reaches

Lehigh Countyseat: Allentown

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Photographs

A photo look at the water by Leaser Lake

Lehigh River, Pennsylvania — Lehigh River 33 mi
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0

Beltzville Lake, Pennsylvania — Beltzville Lake 17 mi
Photo: JohnDziak, CC0 1.0

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania — Bethlehem 25 mi
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0

Blue Marsh Reservoir, Pennsylvania — Blue Marsh Reservoir 23 mi
Photo: Augustin Liviu, CC BY-SA 3.0

Answers

Short answers about fishing Leaser Lake

Which PFBC region covers Leaser Lake?

Lehigh County, PFBC Southeast Region, about 3 miles from Kempton.

What acreage does Leaser Lake have?

About 117 acres.

Does PFBC map a boat ramp on Leaser Lake?

PFBC maps 2 ramp access areas; start at Leaser Lake-(North Ramp).

Which fish bite for Keystone anglers at Leaser Lake?

Expect rainbow trout.

Which creel limits apply at Leaser Lake?

Bass (June 13 to Sept. 30): 6 (combined species); minimum 12 inches; June 13 through Sept. 30. It is also a Big Bass Program and Panfish Enhancement Lake.

Can a visitor fish Leaser Lake?