I plan on checking out the following spots and am just keeping a running list here so I don’t forget any. If you happen upon this post and are familiar with any of these spots, or any others I may not have listed, PLEASE let me know by leaving a comment!
Lake Luxembourg in Core Creek Park
Found out of this from this blog post:
Article: Where to fish close to Norristown, PA
Delaware River Canal State Park
Looks like a great spot for bass and pickerel. EPF fished the Lock 5 location and did well.
Horsham Lake
I heard about this lake from a fellow angler yesterday. Will find out where it is.
Sandy Run Park
Some wonderful fish filmed caught here just last year in a youtube video. This is only 25 minutes from my house so worth a shot, though it looks to be very crowded as you can only fish from the fishing pier or a bridge.
https://www.google.com/maps?q=40.12230960518744,+-75.19651293754578+(Sandy+Run+Park)
Upper Merion Boat House / Schuylkill River
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/”/”/@40.1091452,-75.3471175,72m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c696060b6f8aaf:0x575fa2a67c1e38c8!2m2!1d-75.3503273!2d40.1086274
Schuylkill River
Tons of spots but the one obvious one that is fairly close to me is the stretch along Port Providence and Fitzwater Station restaurant.
Map: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.1276372,-75.4910375,289m/data=!3m1!1e3
Here’s another location that looks great – EPF did a video revealing this spot showing lots of smallmouth:
Norristown Farm Park Fishing Pond
This pond is apparently located close to the trout nursery run by Stony Creek Anglers.
http://stonycreekanglers.synthasite.com/maps.php
Map: http://montcopa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=f4d18f3c6d7d4fa6afdf0e43f0bedbfc
Trout Fishing – Stony Creek
Green Lane
Here is a map to the boat rental location. This is a large body of water so better to view the satellite map and pick out multiple locations to scout.