Fishing Information

On May 20, 2018 the Knee-Deep Club will be hosting its Panfish Challenge!

More than 184,000 freshly stocked rainbow trout will be available statewide, including more than 40 fishing spots across Morris County, as anglers cast their lines on the much-anticipated opening of trout season at 8 a.m. this Saturday, April 7.

The following are the results of the Knee Deep Club’s Spring Walleye Contest that was held on May 5^th  & 6^th, 2018

On Sunday, April 22, 2018, the Knee Deep Club will hold its trout fishing contest on Lake Hopatcong. The contest will begin at 5:00 AM and conclude at 4:00 PM. 

As spring has finally come into focus, the fishing season on Lake Hopatcong is heating up!

Sunday April 22, 2018 the Knee Deep Club will hold a Pickerel contest on Lake Hopatcong. The contest will begin at 5:00 AM and conclude at 4:00 PM.

The Knee Deep Club will hold its spring Lake Hopatcong Walleye Weekend on May 5 and 6, 2018. The contest will begin at 5:00 AM on Saturday, May 5, 2018 and will conclude at noon on Sunday May 6, 2018.

Lake Hopatcong conditions show a possible early end to ice-fishing on the lake as ice breaks and thickness falls to about 4 inches.

According to the official records from the Knee Deep Club (LDC), the following are the winners from this weekend’s Trout and Pickerel Contests.

Due to Ice Conditions,  the Knee Deep Club third 2018 Ice Fishing contest on Sunday March 4, 2018 has been canceled. 

There are plenty of trout here with the State having stocked twice already and are expected back again this week. In addition, the Knee-Deep Club stocked over the weekend, adding over a thousand more trout.

Dows Boat Rental reports the ice on Lake Hopatcong is still between 6 to 8 inches.