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Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Lake spanning Morris/Sussex counties, New Jersey. NJ's largest freshwater lake at 2,700 acres with 45 miles of shoreline. Largemouth bass tournaments, muskellunge, walleye, and hybrid striped bass.

63

Overall bite score

Scored 15 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 46% lit43
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA50
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

4 tracked species in Lake Hopatcong, with the months each fishes best.

Largemouth Basscommon · best May-Sep
Yellow Perchcommon · best Mar-May, Oct-Dec
Muskellungepresent · best Jun-Oct
Walleyepresent · best Apr-May, Sep-Oct

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyMorris/Sussex
StateNew Jersey
WaterFreshwater

Multiple public launches. Hopatcong State Park. Lee's County Park Marina.

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