Fishing Report For Lake Nockamixon, PA

By Rick Seaman

April 5, 2025

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Fishing Report Lake Nockamixon, PA

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Popular Fish Species Lake Nockamixon, PA

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook:Good

Following a lackluster ice fishing season for bass, things are looking up as the bass are moving into shallows to feed and prepare for the spawn. The upper end of the lake is warming the quickest, and bass are becoming active. Spinnerbaits and jerkbaits are a good choice in this area. In areas with stumps, jigs and plastic worms are starting to catch fish. As the water warms on the lower section of the lake, toward the dam, crankbaits and vibrating jigs are reported to catch early Spring bass. Each Summer, for several years now, vegetation grows along many of the shallow banks. This creates an ideal hiding place for gizzard shad and alewives, and the bass come here to find them. A frog is a great way to fish this thick vegetation and catches a lot of bass here. Other bass move out into deeper water and feed on points, humps and flats, near drop offs.

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Fair To Good

Like the largemouth here, smallies are found throughout the lake, but are more likely to favor rocky areas where they can feed on crawfish. After ice-out, both topwater and mid-range crankbaits, in crawfish colors, are popular for catching smallmouth bass. As the water warms, and the bass move deeper, tube baits, spoons and drop-shots have been good choices for many local anglers. In Fall, the fishing is often good on cold, windy, cloudy and rainy days.

Channel Catfish

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Spring, late Summer and Fall are the ideal times to fish for channel catfish here in Lake Nockamixon. The lake is reported to have an over abundance of them, and cats around 3 to 5 pounds are caught easily. Numerous channel catfish are caught here with regularity around the 10-pound range. Fishing for channel catfish is often productive around any kind of structure. Fishing late in the day until midnight often produces some of the best fishing activity. Submerged road beds, creek channels and rocky points are all good places to begin. Use a slip sinker or Carolina rig setup. Worms and cut bait top the list of the many baits used to catch catfish here.

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Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, white catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, white perch, yellow perch, hybrid striped bass, chain pickerel and tiger muskie at Lake Nockamixon in Pennsylvania.

Lake Nockamixon is a 1,450-acre impoundment with about 24 miles of shoreline. It offers a nice variety of fish species. Bass, catfish, perch, crappie, walleye, chain pickerel, sunfish and muskie all thrive here. The lake had a 20-hp limit for boat motors. Shoreline fishing is available, and ice fishing is allowed when the ice is safe.

Primary fish species to catch

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".