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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD height=12 width="100%"></TD></TR><TR><TD height=15 width="100%">West Virginia's
Top 5 Bass Lakes </TD></TR><TR><TD width="100%"></TD></TR><CENTER></CENTER><TR><TD height=15 width="100%">
Woodrum Lake
O'Brien Lake
Summersville Lake
Moncove Lake
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD height=12 width="100%"></TD></TR><TR><TD height=15 width="100%">West Virginia's
Top 5 Bass Lakes </TD></TR><TR><TD width="100%"></TD></TR><CENTER></CENTER><TR><TD height=15 width="100%">
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD height=30 vAlign=center width="100%">By: Kimberly Reedy -- Hunting/Fishing Editor -- E-mail: fishing@wvexplorer.com</TD></TR><CENTER><TR><TD width="100%"><HR SIZE=1 noShade>Stonewall Jackson Lake
Stonewalll Jackson is West Virginia's premiere bass fishery. Only a short drive southeast of I-79's Weston exit, this U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's impoundment encompasses some 2,500 surface acres. Unlike other corps projects, it was built for recreation as well as water retention. The deepest channels in the lakebed were left timbered during construction, providing habitat critical to producing trophy bass. Now in its twelfth season, Stonewall Jackson has proved a bass hot spot. The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources maintains a catch-and-release-only program, ensuring a large population that produces many 4-6 pound largemouths.
The pre- and post-spawn provides great fishing for the big ones, however early summer produces many daily creels by late morning. Late-season opportunities are not to be dismissed. They simply require savvy.
Good parking is available at the launch ramp. Great camping facilities provide boat docks at some sites. Guest may soon stay in a nicely appointed lodge, complete with shopping and an 18-hole golf course. Plenty of lodging is available in nearby Weston.
If you get excited about spending the day fishing shelves, river channels, and narrow coves, Stonewall Jackson is a can't miss.
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Stonewalll Jackson is West Virginia's premiere bass fishery. Only a short drive southeast of I-79's Weston exit, this U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's impoundment encompasses some 2,500 surface acres. Unlike other corps projects, it was built for recreation as well as water retention. The deepest channels in the lakebed were left timbered during construction, providing habitat critical to producing trophy bass. Now in its twelfth season, Stonewall Jackson has proved a bass hot spot. The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources maintains a catch-and-release-only program, ensuring a large population that produces many 4-6 pound largemouths.
The pre- and post-spawn provides great fishing for the big ones, however early summer produces many daily creels by late morning. Late-season opportunities are not to be dismissed. They simply require savvy.
Good parking is available at the launch ramp. Great camping facilities provide boat docks at some sites. Guest may soon stay in a nicely appointed lodge, complete with shopping and an 18-hole golf course. Plenty of lodging is available in nearby Weston.
If you get excited about spending the day fishing shelves, river channels, and narrow coves, Stonewall Jackson is a can't miss.
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Woodrum Lake
O'Brien Lake
Summersville Lake
Moncove Lake
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