bass FISHING ON LAKE WALLENPAUPACK and surrounding lakes
Experience one of the best bass fishing lakes in the Northeast!
Smallmouth Bass
When bass season opens in mid-June, smallmouth bass are typically well into their summer feeding patterns. Weed beds on a gravel bottom in 8 to 15 foot depths are the key location, especially at Strohs and Martins coves, Goose Pond Cove/Oakview Point, and both banks from Ironwood Point to Cairns Island. Early and late in the day, try and work inside weed edges with tandem spinnerbaits or prop-lures. During midday, you will want to concentrate on deep weed lines. Prospect for active fish with a Rat-L-Trap or crankbait; then slow down with a 4-inch worm or jig/grub combo. In early October, spinnerbaits produce some nice smallies around green weedbeds that may still be growing.
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth bass are caught in many of the same areas as smallmouth, but if you’re specifically after them, try and fish Strohs, Beech House, Goose Pond and Gilberts coves. You might also want to try Ariel Creek. Jig n’ pigs and soft jerkbaits are very effective.