Good Day on Hopatcong

[catfishonthelake]

Thanks Salt!!! And yeah Andy, Lou weighed-in a walleye that was just shy of 9 lbs. That will probably win. Second place was 5.1 and mine was in 3rd at 4.8. We'll see if that holds up, I'm not optimistic.

[FASTEDDIE29]

nice fish, it might take 3rd. Fingers crossed..........

[catfishonthelake]

Thanks Eddie!!!

[jrock]

hey guys, new to the forums here but been reading them since spring. I have recieved a lot of good tips here since so i figured should join in and maybe i can return the favor to some of you guys here because fishing is my passion. I have been hitting hopatcong lately its the latest lake I am trying to figure out so thanks for the info catfish I should be out there tomm. so we shall see what happens.

[joeya78]

awesome fish!congrats

[Salt]

Originally Posted by catfishonthelake

Any idea if they plan on opening the road in the coming weeks?

Right now they are using the boat ramp area for the staging area for the clean-up. There are other places to get in the water, but not w/ a trailer.

[catfishonthelake]

No problem JRock, welcome to the board. Hopatcong can be a tough lake, but very rewarding if you keep at it. I've only been fishing it for 3 years and I spent the first one catching NOTHING. I've since learned a few things and have caught some nice fish. You can PM me if you have any more specific questions as to places on the lake to fish. I don't mind sharing some of my spots, just don't like posting them to the world.

Salt Man....thanks a bunch. I was hoping to fish the lake mid-October into November. I'm hoping it will be all done by then. Did you get the sense that they were in the process of doing the clean-up and that it will be done in a few weeks, or is this a long-haul kinda thing?

[johnnyc08]

its after 2pm, any word on if you held 3rd?

[catfishonthelake]

I got knocked out of the money. My fish finished 5th. I'll get $20 to the bait shop. Get myself some herring for the next trip.

[johnnyc08]

well 5th is better than last (unless there were only 5 people in the tourney that is lol)