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Title: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: FishHawk on November 15, 2006, 09:15:14 AM
Favorite Lake:  Lake Marburg on Codorus State Park
Marina: AOS Marina Codorus State Park
Appalachian Outdoor School
18 Northern Pike Trail
Farfield, PA 17320
717-642-6944
http://www.appalachianoutdoorschool.com/marina.htm (http://www.appalachianoutdoorschool.com/marina.htm)
Title: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: paxpress on November 29, 2006, 06:02:41 PM
Favorite Lake:  Gifford Pichot State Park (Conewago Lake)
Marina: None
Tackle Store at Lake:  Hawghead Baits
                               2215 ROSSTOWN ROAD WELLSVILLE PA 17365
                               Phone: 717-432-4505
                               http://www.hawgheadbaits.com/index.htm (http://www.hawgheadbaits.com/index.htm)
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: G3bass on January 03, 2007, 08:44:24 PM
Lake Wallenpaupack 
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: meh4308 on January 16, 2007, 10:29:32 PM
Rose Valley Lake
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: G3bass on January 17, 2007, 09:55:08 PM
shhhhhhhhhhhhhh dont be telling everyone about rose valley next thing you know someone will mention tioga hamond lakes a reminder to all there is no bass in these lakes they are all  gone  ~shade lol
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: here fishy,fishy on January 17, 2007, 10:01:08 PM
I don't know about the lakes, But I used to live in Easton and loved fishing the Delaware and alttle river just over in Jersey. Those were the days!!
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: FishHawk on January 17, 2007, 10:38:05 PM
Ah, some of my first fishing memories are on the Delaware in Easton, right by Martins Creek.  Even caught my first shad there.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: G3bass on January 18, 2007, 09:03:35 PM
I fish alot of tournys on the del from state line to trenton falls bridge i love that area just have to ignore all the industry
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: esquired on February 08, 2007, 02:06:28 PM
Lake Galena!
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There are no fish there - hehe
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Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: zelmonster on February 08, 2007, 03:15:39 PM
Mauch Chunk Lake, Jim Thorpe
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: Fishook on March 24, 2007, 08:23:00 AM
Harveys Ocean in the spring only     BIGG SM   
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: Nate on May 13, 2007, 07:28:07 PM
yeahh.... real tough to get on em at rose valley :roll2: ;PEP) one time i caught bass on 8 consecutive casts there
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: mikenestle on May 16, 2007, 02:24:56 PM
keystone power dam and lake raystown weekdays only hate this place on weekends
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: dawn patrol1 on June 07, 2007, 12:50:10 PM
Lake Nockamixon  Dawn Patrol 1
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: SL190 on June 07, 2007, 08:16:06 PM
Lake Wallenpaupack
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: Harpoon Harry on July 09, 2007, 10:53:28 AM
Raystown Lake for sure! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: muddy man on January 24, 2008, 12:27:43 AM
MAUCH CHUNK,JIM THORPE PA
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: NateG on February 11, 2008, 05:40:07 PM
I would say Rose Valley if you could catch keepers.  Hunters Lake, Lake Augusta on the Susquehanna River
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: bronzeback-guy79 on March 01, 2008, 04:41:10 PM
 Hey everyone this is my first post here and so here it goes. My favorite Pa lake, well I will give you my top 3 picks.

1. Raystown - I love that lake and have only fished it two times, once to prefish and the following weekend fished it during a tournament. (Team Bass USA) Great lake, nice water, nice structure, layout is nice too. Caught alot when prefished but spent too much time in the same area day of tournament, and only boated a largemouth at 15 min to weigh in. This leaves me with a score to settle with the fish here.

2. PPL Montour Preserve - Began fishing this lake 2 years ago and I figured it out pretty quick. Nice lake but does lack some structure, mostly weedy flats and breaklines. There are some decent bass there.

3 Walker Lake in Snyder County - This lake is considered by many as the dead sea, and we almost thought that too up until last spring. But we figured this one out and love it now. My girlfriend caught a 5lb 11 ouncer here last spring and 3-4 ouncer the same day. Good lake to us but frustrating to others.

Jason
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: bowfin48 on March 10, 2008, 07:56:38 PM
    i think that Keystone Power Dam in Armstrong  County is the best overall fishing lake , other than Erie, in the western end of the state.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: howghunter on March 14, 2008, 08:07:30 PM
i like marburg alot but sometimes i thank long arm near hanover is alot better
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: HK3bassking on September 25, 2008, 01:07:08 PM
Lake Hamilton. It's only 40 acres, but theres a reason its ranked #1 in the state (small lakes) I've caught some absolute monsters out of there, and I've seen a couple fish in there that will break the state record. Its got some big pickerel as well. I've had a love hate relationship on that lake. When you can figure them out its top notch, but I swear the fish in that lake do some wierd stuff.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: Quantumman3 on November 08, 2008, 09:59:58 AM
  Favorites are Lake Arthur (nites for stripers) and Shenango.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: bobberking on April 16, 2009, 11:22:01 AM
Pinchot for sure...but going to work at em...but there in there...also...Memorial Lake-Indian Town Gap....nice bass/pickeral/crappie...some pike as well..
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: justinl8688 on May 20, 2010, 06:36:27 PM
Lake Erie
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: bigesox11 on November 07, 2010, 08:32:49 AM
Quote from: FishHawk on November 15, 2006, 09:15:14 AM
Favorite Lake:  Lake Marburg on Codorus State Park
Marina: AOS Marina Codorus State Park
Appalachian Outdoor School
18 Northern Pike Trail
Farfield, PA 17320
717-642-6944
http://www.appalachianoutdoorschool.com/marina.htm (http://www.appalachianoutdoorschool.com/marina.htm)

There are stripers in there, right?  Have you or do you know of anyone that has caught any?
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: BA on December 21, 2010, 09:22:32 PM
Springton Lake Res - but don't get caught!!   PoPo
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: Little Jon Boat on December 28, 2010, 09:28:13 AM
Long Arm Reservior in Hanover Pa......or Lake Marburg (both only 3miles from my house either direction)......the kids enjoy Marburg because we stop at the island and walk around a bit...and you can spend more time there (it's alot bigger then Long Arm)....but Long Arm isn't as crowded...even more so during the week....
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: Strivingstaterecords on September 28, 2011, 09:07:03 PM
I just love the pond by my house. Its called "The Pond"
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: cletus169 on July 11, 2012, 08:44:34 PM
Quote from: howghunter on March 14, 2008, 08:07:30 PM
i like marburg alot but sometimes i thank long arm near hanover is alot better

im heading to marburg this weekend looking for some good advice on what to use and where to go
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: cletus169 on July 11, 2012, 08:49:00 PM
pinchot for sure but heading to marburg this weekend looking for a good place to go and what to use
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: upbhoop on August 11, 2012, 02:22:55 PM
I can't believe no one mentioned Kinzua yet.  I moved to NEPA and I fish Wallenpaupack all the time.....but you can't catch Northerns out here.  I miss Kinzua.  Headed back with the boat in tow in 2 weeks.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: Frost on August 15, 2012, 10:01:41 AM
Favorite lake would have to be Erie, but as for smaller lakes pymatuning is number 1 in my book. Also love fishing the allegheny river for some big smallies!
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: upbhoop on August 27, 2012, 05:57:46 PM
So I made it back to Kinzua.  Lots of smallies using Trigger crawdads near the shore where the channel drops off close to the shore.  Stripers at night fall on live minnows under a bobber (6ft down) and silver rattle trap.  My buddy, as usual,  was getting smallies on the chartreuse and white spinner bait.  No big guys, but lots of fun.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: snapozz on February 25, 2013, 01:29:49 AM
Meadow Grounds Lake
Fulton co.
the lake is under 300 acres. If you havent fished it you probly never will, becuz they are going to drain it. no more lake and it suxs.. if you have fished it we should get somethin going to save it
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: Old blue on May 11, 2013, 08:09:40 PM
Lake Wilhelm is best for numbers and decent size.  Nockamixon is best for size.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: tom1441 on May 13, 2013, 05:40:47 PM
Kahle lake is nice but they need to fix the ramps since they haven't fixed the leak at the spillway yet. Kayle lake is a nice lake if you don't mind fishing the weeds.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: twitt733 on July 14, 2013, 09:56:45 PM
Koon dam in Bedford county. Awesome little impoundment.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: zippyduck on July 11, 2014, 02:56:05 PM
Hands down nothing compares to PIB in Erie.
But for hog largemouth it goes to Wilhelm.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: bmb5482 on July 21, 2014, 10:29:09 AM
It's gotta be Lake Wilhelm!!
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: bmb5482 on July 21, 2014, 10:47:03 AM
It's gotta be Lake Wilhelm!!
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: zippyduck on November 09, 2014, 11:03:35 AM
after Erie which is in a class by itself, Lake Wilhelm has always been my best big bass lake. Keystone has some monster smallies.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: hevishot on January 19, 2017, 12:16:21 PM
Presque Isle. Part of Lake Erie but fishes like a smaller lake.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: jakebrake on March 16, 2017, 06:12:26 PM
Quote from: esquired on February 08, 2007, 02:06:28 PM
Lake Galena!
(https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myfishpix.com%2Fgallery%2Fdata%2F500%2Fpatkerry1.JPG&hash=15d2f1ee72ee48d2453fddf0fa7b2be2bba6ab31)

There are no fish there - hehe
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Galena is fun. (pulled a monster out of there ages ago. Cobb creek in lower bucks gets some decent one's (although, law enforcement frowns on night fishing there)

what I want to fish is Churchville....no fishing allowed....you just know what that means.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: Bruce8123 on January 17, 2018, 07:11:27 PM
I think ontelaunee, blue marsh and nockamixon are  my favorite. All have somthing cool to offer
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: DocIrv on January 18, 2018, 09:37:07 AM
Marsh Creek and the Northeast River in Maryland as well as the upper Chesapeake bay.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: BDR on September 08, 2018, 02:30:59 PM
All these awesome PA lakes and all of them NOT in South East PA ! lol

Anyone know anywhere to go in Southeast PA?
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: zippyduck on September 08, 2018, 08:55:45 PM
Nockimixon and blue marsh are both great lakes in the Southeast.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: BDR on September 12, 2018, 01:29:48 PM
Quote from: zippyduck on September 08, 2018, 08:55:45 PM
Nockimixon and blue marsh are both great lakes in the Southeast.

Thank you for the reply. Both of those are still a good hour plus from me, I live just outside of Philly. It seems as though that's the closest I'm going to get. I will just have to travel.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: zippyduck on September 12, 2018, 06:49:34 PM
I wish I could help more but that is about a five hour drive for me. I have fished out there but only for bigger tourneys.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: YoTone on November 16, 2018, 11:24:03 AM
Marsh and Octoraro  are semi close to Philly. Other than that I drive into Jersey. there are lots of smaller lakes there.
Quote from: BDR on September 12, 2018, 01:29:48 PM
Thank you for the reply. Both of those are still a good hour plus from me, I live just outside of Philly. It seems as though that's the closest I'm going to get. I will just have to travel.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: Michalchik1 on January 29, 2019, 08:52:33 PM
Raystown
Title: Re: Your Favorite Lake in Pennsylvania
Post by: zippyduck on January 29, 2019, 08:59:35 PM
Quote from: Michalchik1 on January 29, 2019, 08:52:33 PM
Raystown

We are planning a meet and greet at Raystown. Soon we will come up with a date.