Lake Hopatcong Fishing Report (04/17)

Some other notable catches on Lake Hopatcong the past week or so included:

John Moran with a 4 lb. 2 oz Smallmouth Bass,
Jim Welsh with a 1lb 14 oz crappie
Jake Bozik with a Largemouth weighing 5 lb. 12 oz.

Bass season is now closed so remember it is catch and release only and the season will reopen again on June 16th.

The Knee-Deep Club held their trout and pickerel contest on April 14th, 2019. There were over 50 entrants in each contest.

KDC Trout Contest

Sunday April 14th, 2019

51 Entries

1st Place Jack Dziduch 9lb 6oz Brown trout $510.00 Clifton NJ
2nd Place Tyler La Mantia 3lb 15oz Brown trout $245.00 Lake Hopatcong NJ
3rd Place Frank Schweiger 13oz Tiger trout $164.00 Landing NJ

$20 Gift Cards

4th Place Hunter Good 13oz Trout
5th Place John Moran 12oz Trout
6th Place Gary Bruzaud 11oz Trout

KDC Pickerel Contest

Sunday April 14th, 2019

53 Entries

1st Place Justine Ameye 3lb 14oz Pickerel $423.00 Randolph NJ
2nd Place Mike Rastiello 3lb 14oz Pickerel $255.00 Roxbury NJ
3rd Place Fred Nitek 3lb 10oz $170.00 Lake Hopatcong NJ

$20 Gift Cards

4th Place Justin Henriksen 3lb 14oz Pickerel
5th Place Tyler La Mantia 3lb 3oz Pickerel
6th Place Jim Salerno 3lb 3oz Pickerel

Knee-Deep Club Next Contest:

The next contest, to be held on Sunday May 5th, 2019, will be the Panfish Challenge. You can call the shop at (973)663-3826 for more info or check out the Knee-Deep Club’s website.

Dow's Boat Rental

For the month of April, we will be open 7 days a week from 6 AM until 6:30 PM. Hours will change again on May 1st and we will then be open from 5:30 AM until 7 PM. Have a great week!!!

Address: 145 Nolans Point Rd, Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849

Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 6:30 PM

Phone: (973) 663-3826