Fishing Report For Octoraro Lake, PA

By Rick Seaman

February 5, 2025

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Fishing Report Octoraro Lake, PA

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Popular Fish Species Octoraro Lake, PA

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good To Excellent

Because of boat motor limitations, Octoraro Lake receives limited fishing pressure. The lake is loaded with bass and they are eager to bite. Tournament anglers report using a wide variety of lures, but stick worms rigged Texas style, or wacky style, are catching lots of fish. Vibrating swim jigs also catch a lot of fish here. The main body of the lake is producing well, but when water levels are high, the river ends are a good place to catch big bass.

White Perch

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

White perch are an important part of the diet for bass in Octoraro Lake..The ones which survive to bigger sizes become a nice target for anglers who also like a fish fry. A small under spin jig, tipped with live minnows, or minnow-shaped plasitcs, is working to catch perch. They school up in deeper water on flats, roaming around in search of food. A slow-steady retrieve, bumping bottom, is triggering bites.

Channel Catfish

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Although local anglers report catching catfish on a wide variety of baits, one of the easiest and productive baist is a gob of good old nightcrawlers. Fishing for channel catfish is often productive around any kind of structure. Late in the day until midnight is prime feeding time for channel cats. April and May, and again in September and October, can be some of the better months. Submerged road beds, creek channels and rocky points are all good places to begin. Use a slip sinker or Carolina rig setup.

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Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, white catfish, white crappie, bluegill, white perch and yellow perch at Octoraro Lake in Pennsylvania.

Octoraro Lake is a 620-acre lake with 10 miles of shoreline. It is restricted to electric motors only, and is popular for kayaking, canoeing and fishing. Bass, perch, catfish, crappie, muskie and bluegill are popular species.

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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".