Lake Wallenpaupack

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Always wanted to fish it, and had the chance on 8/26.. Wasn't expecting much, but I guess was still disappointed.. My brother and his wife rented a place on the lake for the week,... We got out at the crack of dawn,, Not knowing the lake at all, we targeted rocky points and the drops around them.. Figuring we might get a few SMB, or at least some rock bass, perch, bluegills .. We used small jigs around the rocks/docks etc, small spinners as well.. I was appalled at the lack of hits and follows.. I mean you would think at least a few small bass or a stray rock bass or perch would be around... Even nightcrawlers failed to attract any attention.. For a hard mornings fishing our total for 3 guys, was 3 or 4 very small sunnies, a LMB around 7 inches, and 1 16 inch pickeral caught from a weed bed on a Rooster Tail... The massive hordes of boats on that lake is absolutely frightening.. In conversation with other fishermen, I could see we weren't alone in our poor showing as far as catching some fish... That lake has more boats than any lake I have ever seen anywhere.. I guess I wasn't ready for that type of scenario.. i heard the lake had a lot of wipers, stripers, walleyes,pike, muskies, perch, crappies cats etc... i wasn't really ready for a puke green/brown tinted lake, with a million boats clogging it, and a 73 degree surface temp.. I know we didn't know the lake but geez, live nightcrawlers are a sure bet on any lake for a few small bass, and maybe some perch or other reasonale sized panfish, or a bullhead.. or something... Did we do something wrong, or is august just the wrong time to fish this lake?.. i will say this.. Lake Wallenpaupack is "well used"...
btw, the local tackle store sold a small pack of Eagle Claw hooks[no leader] for $9.. I can buy them anywhere else on the planet for about $3...
In any case, I must say, I was pretty disappointed.. made me feel like a hacker, not being able to even get a few hits on worms.. We tried spots for shoreline on out to about 30 feet.. Same thing everywhere... nothing... bob