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Summersville Lake, WV
Reservoir in Nicholas County, West Virginia. West Virginia's largest lake, a roughly 2,700-acre deep, clear reservoir on the Gauley River in Nicholas County, impounded by Summersville Dam. The clear, cold water supports a strong walleye and smallmouth bass fishery along with largemouth bass, crappie, channel catfish, and stocked rainbow and brown trout. Maximum depth approaches 327 feet, keeping fish deep and active through summer. Famous for clarity, it draws anglers and divers alike. The Gauley tailwater below the dam is a noted trout and whitewater stretch.
Overall bite score
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What swims here
8 tracked species in Summersville Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Multiple ramps managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Salmon Run, Battle Run, Long Point). No in-lake temperature gauge; nearby USGS 03189600 Gauley River below Summersville Dam reads cold tailwater discharge and gage height, not lake surface temperature, so lake water temperature uses a seasonal baseline. WV fishing license required.
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