Hopewell Lake

[bassvamp]

Checked it out today hoping to get a few pickeral but nothing. The lake stilll had ice on it but it was fishable for the most part. DCNR says that there are pike, walleye, musky/hybrids anybody know for sure whats in ther and how to fish that lake its new to me.

[Makojoe0317]

I have never had any real luck in Hopewell. I think scotts run is a better. Check that out next time.

[bassvamp]

I have never had any real luck in Hopewell. I think scotts run is a better. Check that out next time.

This was only my second time fishing Hopewell but I've fished Scotts a few times but I think Scotts is off limits til April 4 now so I hit Hopewell. the kids have caught a few trout at scotts. Hopewell is designated a big bass lake so I figured there should be some decent fish in there but maybe not-You think there's really muskies in there?

[ACarbone624]

Is Hopewell the lake off of Marlboro Rd?

[bassvamp]

Is Hopewell the lake off of Marlboro Rd?

Nah, French Creek State Park, Chester Co PA but I think you are thinking of another hopewell lake near Williamstown no???

[ACarbone624]

Ah...Thanks!

[bassvamp]

Not Rainbow is it? I'm drawing a blank

[finesser]

Checked it out today hoping to get a few pickeral but nothing. The lake stilll had ice on it but it was fishable for the most part. DCNR says that there are pike, walleye, musky/hybrids anybody know for sure whats in ther and how to fish that lake its new to me.

There are northern pike but I've never heard of musky or walleye but i can't swear they are not in there. The rest of usual warmwater species are in there. Caught lots of LM bass last year biggest probably 3#.

Mike

[bassvamp]

There are northern pike but I've never heard of musky or walleye but i can't swear they are not in there. The rest of usual warmwater species are in there. Caught lots of LM bass last year biggest probably 3#.

Mike

Thanks! the only thing I've ever really fished for in the sweet water was LM and trout, I always thought the big toothy ones were cold water fish Have you caught any pike yourself? When's a good time of year for it? For it being a trophy lake I hope there's bigger bass in there than 3 # dont get me wrong -that's a respectable fish but I don't think it warrants big bass lake status. I was thinking the place was loaded with 3#ers and a nice fish was 5 and up

[SJBassAssassin]

I fished there when I was in college a fair amount of time. I noticed in the summer you have to fish it at dawn or just after sundown. I caught a lot of bass there 5# was the largest. Caught one pike on a live sunny very early in the A.M. Caught a small walleye up by the dam on a suspending crank bait.

[finesser]

[quote=SJBassAssassin;1829309]I fished there when I was in college a fair amount of time. I noticed in the summer you have to fish it at dawn or just after sundown. I caught a lot of bass there 5# was the largest. Caught one pike on a live sunny very early in the A.M. Caught a small walleye up by the dam on a suspending crank bait

I find in the warmer weather early mornings and evenings are best. Thats the first walleye I've of coming out of there. It's probably good for pike ice fishing heard of a good size one thru the ice this year. This has been a good year for ice fisherman with the weather in the lower counties especially. Years ago used to get many walleye at struble lake. I fish it once in a while but walleyes hard to come by. Just great to be on water fish or two a bonus.

Mike

[DougC]

Ah...Thanks!

There is a lake on Marlboro Rd near rt49 near Shiloh & Bridgeton. I don't know the name of it.

I always knew that as Arrowhead Lake. Pretty small, I fished it in a boat a few times over 10 years ago.

[SJBassAssassin]

[quote=finesser;1829682]

I fished there when I was in college a fair amount of time. I noticed in the summer you have to fish it at dawn or just after sundown. I caught a lot of bass there 5# was the largest. Caught one pike on a live sunny very early in the A.M. Caught a small walleye up by the dam on a suspending crank bait

I find in the warmer weather early mornings and evenings are best. Thats the first walleye I've of coming out of there. It's probably good for pike ice fishing heard of a good size one thru the ice this year. This has been a good year for ice fisherman with the weather in the lower counties especially. Years ago used to get many walleye at struble lake. I fish it once in a while but walleyes hard to come by. Just great to be on water fish or two a bonus.

Mike

I used to put a good catch of crappie and walleye together at Lake Struble. There used to be big bass in there too. Haven't fished it in about 6 years though. My best SE PA walleye fishing was always the spillway of Blue Marsh. Also caught some huge Tiger Musky in that area.

[bassvamp]

Thanks for the info. It was a toss up between Struble and Hopewell the other dy - I'm gonna hit Struble next time at least untill the water warms up a little more. Seems to me the deeper areas of hopewell aren't within casting distance.

[Pweablo]

I've never had a whole lot of luck there, but there are supposedly lots of largemouths in there. I believe the state record for the largest smallmouth bass was actually caught out of there-or at least at one point it held the record. They don't stock it with trout though.