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Lake Hopatcong OverviewBased on Fishing Reports for Fall Largemouth Bass
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Largemouth Bass1 Report
Lake Hopatcong Fishing Reports for Fall Largemouth Bass
22 Reports on Lake Hopatcong
1 Report for Largemouth Bass + Fall
Silver Ambassador
7/3/23
80° (Water)
Season
Summer
Species
Largemouth Bass
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Alewife
Gold Ambassador
4/17/23
55° (Water)
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Species
Largemouth Bass
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Hard Jerkbaits in Spring (Spawn) (Submerged Vegetation)
The males are starting to move up shallow getting ready for the spawn. Got multiple bites on a suspending shallow jerkbait working it with a standard twitch and pause retrieve. Pausing for a few seconds worked best.
Keith recommended this gear for Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Gold Ambassador
Season
Summer
Species
Largemouth Bass
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Blueback Herring
Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12') in Summer (Ledges)
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...
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Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Bladed Jigs in Summer (Submerged Vegetation)