Paradise Fishing Preserve

Trout and Bass Fishing

Set in the beautiful Poconos, Paradise Fishing Preserve has two fee fishing ponds; one stocked with trout and one with bass. All fish caught must be paid for. We can fillet or gut your fish for you here, and send you home with a fresh, nutritious, and delicious meal!

Don’t feel like fishing? Grab a baggie of feed and take a walk around some of Paradise’s historic hatchery. Throw some food in and watch the trout eat!

No license required!

Trout fishing pond

Paradise Fishing Preserve

“Beautiful place with polite employees. The Rainbow trout is delicious, put this place on the top of your bucket list!”

Amenities

  • Picnic Tables
  • Snacks & Beverages
  • Bathrooms
  • Pole Rental
  • Bait & Tackle
  • Fish Cleaning

Rules

  • No Throwing Fish Back
  • All Fish Caught Must Be Paid For
  • No Pets
  • Minnows and Stringers are Not Permitted
  • No Entering the Water
  • No Barbecuing

Fish Prices

  • Trout – $7.75/lb
  • Bass – $13.75/lb

Entrance

  • Children 12 & Under – Free
  • Adults – $4.00
  • Seniors – $3.00

Other

  • Pole Rental – $16.00
  • Worms – $5.25
Big Brown Fish & Pay Lakes

Where the Fish are Always Biting!

Big Brown Fish Hatchery, Inc. offers Big Brown Fish & Pay Lakes, a fee fishing facility continuously stocked with beautiful trout from our own hatchery and largemouth bass, and trout and bass stocking for recreational angling.

2668 Route 115, Effort, PA 18330 570-629-0427 bigbrownfish@verizon.net

Visit Paradise Brook Trout Co.

Address

123 Hatchery Drive
Cresco, PA 18326

Call us

Fishing Preserve 570-629-0422
Stocking 570-629-0427

2023 Hours of Operation – March 18th through October 8th

March 18th – May 26th

Monday-Friday 8am – 4pm
Saturday & Sunday 8am – 6pm

May 26th – September 3rd

Monday-Friday 8am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday 8am – 7pm

September 3rd – October 13th

Monday-Friday 8am – 4pm
Saturday & Sunday 8am – 6pm