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Name |
Lake Hopatcong |
Location (City State) |
Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey |
Description / Background |
Largest Freshwater Lake in New Jersey. The name originated from the Indian word “Huppakong” meaning Honey Waters of Many Coves. There are several bass tournaments held here each year. |
Type (River, Pond, Lake….) |
Lake, maximum depth-50 feet |
How did you find out about this place? |
Word of mouth |
Types of Fish |
Muskellunge, Walleye, Small & Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Chain Pickerel, White Perch, Hybrid Stripped Bass, Rock Bass |
Type of Day (Temp/ Rain/cloudy/Time) |
85 Degrees, Overcast, then the sun came out followed by drenching rain shower |
Bait/ Lures Recommended |
Herring, night crawlers, spinning lures such as Phobe or Rebel |
Type of license required |
New Jersey Fresh water License. |
How did you fish? |
Rented 16 foot aluminum boat with outboard motor |
Accessibility |
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How will day be remembered |
It was Father’s Day, so good reason to justify going fishing (if you needed one) Left home there was heavy fog and then when we hot route 80, the sun came out.
The staff at Dow’s Boat Rental was very helpful. Learned that New Jersey has a program that provides a discount on the annual fishing license through the buddy system. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/fishbuddy.htm
Being a large lake, there was a decent amount of recreational boat traffic. So we focused on fishing the points and the coves. Got some bites, caught some bluegills and perch. Guy in a boat about 25 feet from us, caught a nice smallmouth bass. It is a lake that needs to be fished regularly to identity good locations. Given the variety of fish, I plan on returning again.
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