Fishing near Hopatcong in Sussex County, NJ
- Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Trout, Yellow Perch, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout
- # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 62
- # of reports within 25 miles: 48
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Hopatcong Fishing Photos
Nice chain pickerel
Fishing with a cheap lure I was trying out and suddenly hooked in to something huge!Added by: extremeangler
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Lake Hopatcong
Jefferson House is a great restaurant to check out if youre on the lakeAdded by: overstdr
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Top Fishing Spots near Hopatcong
Lake Hopatcong
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Lake Musconetcong
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Cranberry Lake
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Lake Mohawk
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Musconetcong River
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# Reviews: 1
Views: 3624
Lake Aeroflex
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Hopatcong Area Fish Species
Recent Hopatcong Fishing Reports
Jun 10, 2012
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Lake HopatcongLake Hopatcong, NJ - Fair day. |
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May 07, 2010
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Local LakeUpper Lake - Sparta NJ - Went fishing last week one night from 5 - 7:30 PM and caught 6 LM Bass. Here are some pictures of the larger ones... |
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Jun 23, 2011
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Fishing for recovery..Private lake in Sparta - PJ and I were out to a private lake after work yesterday at 5:30pm. Got there with the thunderstorms. As we waited for the lightning to leave, we got ... |
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Jun 01, 2012
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A morning on the lakeBudd Lake - Good morning on the Lake. Bouncing a green rubber worm and hitting the Bass ... |
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Jun 14, 2010
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My "Secret" Honey HoleI can't tell... - We pulled up around 5:05AM and started hiking in shortly after. Ahhh, to cut a long story short we "KILLED" 'em Sunday!!!... |
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Aug 09, 2010
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Clyde Potts Reservoir (They Got Me!!!)Clyde Potts Reservoir (Mendham Township) - I went out here with two friends and the fishing was EXCELLENT! We fished for 40 minutes before the police came. They were the nicest cops ever. They ... |
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Baits and Tackle used near Hopatcong
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- Small gold-colored spinner and double-blade spinner with white skirt.
- Small Gold-Colored Spinner and Double-Blade Spinner with White Skirt
- Senko, black with blue flake
- 6" Senko in Black/ Lg blue flake
Wet Fly Check Prices
- wollybugger,olive, conehead
Soft Swimbait Check Prices
- Had no luck with the crank baits.
The sunfish stripping the worms from the hooks.
We hooked by using soft swimbaits tip with a small piece of worm.
Soft Baits Check Prices
- Chartreuse salamander, Senko
Minnow Check Prices
- Live shiners, top water baits shallow crank bait. Troll in deeper water
Dry Fly Check Prices
- Emergers, Duns, and Spinners
Fly (Other) Check Prices
Worm Check Prices
- Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!
- Texas-Rigged Worm with bullet sinker.
- 6 inch Senkos Black with blue flake
- Senkos, black with blue flake
- 4" Watermelon Yamamoto, Texas rigged
- Black with blue flake senkos
- Senko's black with blue flake
- Senko, black with blue flake
Crankbait Check Prices
- Jointed
- Big O in bass pattern
- Cordel Big O in perch pattern
- big o white with black back
- Big O
- Big O in white with black back
- Big o
- Deep diving ( 8-10 ft ) perch pattern
- Cordell Big O in bass pattern
- Bass pattern big O
Bass Jig Check Prices
- Texas Rigged Worm with no weight.
Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices
- I was fishing spinners all day and they were really on...
- Slow retrieve
- Number 2 spinner with slow retrieve... Got'em all day!
Other Check Prices
- hot dogs
- 5 inch senko in black with blue flake
- Corn
- Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.