Lake Hopatcong
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Lake Hopatcong Fishing Reports
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Blueback Herring
The fish were showing up at 10' throughout the lake, I followed that contour line at ledges near grass lines and got down there with a chatterbait and DT 10. The chatterbait got some fish as usual, but the DT 10 was what they were really looking for this time. Stick to natural colors as they've been chasing bait fish all summer.
Species
Striped BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Found a big school of fish around 15 ft of water on a drop off, tried a crankbait and chatterbait with no success, so I switched to a dropshot. First cast got hit immediately and we pulled up a 6 pound striper. We were able to get a couple smaller ones after that.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
It was a day of hunting in the grass, ticking the tops of submerged vegetation with the chatterbait got them to come out and bite!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Blueback Herring
Found a bunch of fish sitting in 10ft of water right on a ledge. Tried a few different approaches, got some bites on a crankbait, but as usual, getting the jackhammer down there really did it. My best fish in the area was a 3 pound smallmouth that left his herring lunch behind in the livewell.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Docks
Spent the afternoon flipping shallow docks near grass and got some great fish! I used a smaller 3/16 oz weight since I was pretty shallow and hopped a ribbon tail worm along the docks. Most of my bites came near the corner of the docks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Prespawn bass on jerk bait violent initial jerks and long long pauses Create violent strikes
