Duck Harbor Pond, Equinunk PA: Fishing, Boating, and Local Guide

Duck Harbor Pond is a roughly 230 acre PFBC stocked pond in Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, near the hamlet of Equinunk. The pond center is at approximately 41.7535 N, 75.2087 W at about 1,391 feet of elevation, and a PFBC public boat launch is on its southwestern shore at 41.749145, -75.211382, off Duck Harbor Road. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocks the pond (walleye and brown trout) and has published a biologist Habitat Management Plan report. The surrounding 960 acres of land at The Woods at Duck Harbor are private community land; please use the public launch rather than crossing community roads. Other public-access waters nearby include Belmont Lake (PFBC, about 35 minutes south), Prompton Lake (USACE, about 45 minutes south), and the upper Delaware River (NPS access along PA-191).

Pond location reference

The PFBC public boat launch is on the southwestern shore of Duck Harbor Pond at 41.749145, -75.211382, off Duck Harbor Road in Damascus Township, Wayne County. The surrounding 960 acres of land at The Woods at Duck Harbor are private community land; please use the public launch rather than crossing community roads. View the location on OpenStreetMap.

Fishing at Duck Harbor Pond

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocks Duck Harbor Pond with walleye and brown trout, and PFBC-verified species include largemouth bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed, bluegill, and brown bullhead. A PFBC public boat launch on the southwestern shore at 41.749145, -75.211382 off Duck Harbor Road is open to anyone with a current Pennsylvania fishing license (required age 16 and up); a Trout/Salmon Permit is required to keep trout.

Read the full Duck Harbor Pond Fishing Guide for species-by-species detail, month-by-month best times, license and regulation specifics, and public-access fishing alternatives in Wayne County.

Boating and watercraft

A PFBC public boat launch is on the southwestern shore of Duck Harbor Pond at 41.749145, -75.211382, off Duck Harbor Road. Wayne County special regulations (58 Pa. Code 111.64) list no horsepower restriction for the pond, and standard PFBC boating rules (registration, PFDs, operator conduct) apply. Other public motorboat waters nearby include Belmont Lake (PFBC, about 35 minutes south) and Prompton Lake (USACE, about 45 minutes south).

About Duck Harbor Pond

Duck Harbor Pond is roughly 230 acres at about 1,391 feet of elevation in Damascus Township in northern Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The pond and surrounding wetlands sit on the Atlantic Flyway and host a wide range of birds including bald eagles, great blue herons, common loons, and osprey. White-tailed deer, black bear, beaver, and river otter are seen along the shoreline. A PFBC public boat launch is on the southwestern shore at 41.749145, -75.211382, off Duck Harbor Road; the surrounding 960 acres of land at The Woods at Duck Harbor are private community land.

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