pompton lake

[acabtp]

Sounds like taking out the boat will be the plan. Thanks for the good info guys. I will let you know how Sigma1073 (my buddy) and I do.
Nice fish Skunk!

[Skunk City]

Good luck, report back with pictures of some big fish!

[acabtp]

wow, there is a lot of vegetation in that lake!

fished from about 6 pm to dark, tried all sorts of methods and lures, had a couple nice hits, saw lots of feeding splashes but didn't connect on anything big. just some feisty 'gills and my buddy got a crappie.

it was cool to get out on a new lake though, and i was quite surprised by how nice it is. since it is mostly private property on the shoreline, i was expecting something like hopatcong, but smaller... it was nice to see that most of the landowners have left enough trees up that it still looks pretty natural. i'll be back!

[Skunk City]

The Sunnies there are super aggressive! I've caught them on big topwater baits there, some of them being the same size as the lure lol.

What areas did you guys hit? Any bass? How was the water level?

[Sigma1073]

Didn't land any bass had one follow back to the boat but I couldn't get it to hit. There were fish rising all over the lake so it was nice to see they were there just wish we caught more of them. Caught the one 9-10" crappie and had a few other decent hits. I definitely want to get back out there and give it another go.

[Skunk City]

How was the water level? And what areas did you guys target?

[Sigma1073]

Water seemed to be up. Figure 6'6" rod in a rod holder wouldn't make it under the bridge. I always thought there is usually more clearance but thats just based on seeing it from shore. We fished up towards the north end of the lake mostly and fished a few spots just before the bridge on the way back to the launch. It was kind of a rushed trip after work so we need to get back out with a little more light to do a better job learning the lake.