Fishing Report For Mount Storm Lake, WV

By Rick Seaman

May 29, 2025

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Fishing Report Mount Storm Lake, WV

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Popular Fish Species Mount Storm Lake, WV

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

The bass in Mount Storm Lake are split about 50-50, largemouth to smallmouth bass. According to reports by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, the average bass weighed in bass tournaments is around 1.3 pounds. Also, a number of bass over 4 pounds are being caught frequently. Mid-range crankbaits, jerkbaits, Ned rigs, worms and tube baits are popular smallmouth lures here. Smallmouth fishing can be very good on cold, windy, cloudy and rainy days. The spawn is basically finished, and the smallmouth are feeding heavily. Early and late in the day, or on cloudy days, topwater is catching some nice bass.\\

Channel Catfish

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

The lake is over-loaded with channel catfish, to the point of somewhat stunted growth. Fishing for them is very good, and there is no creel limit, so anglers are catching 50 or more a day quite easily. The average channel cat is around a foot long, and rarely are much bigger ones caught. Fishing for channel catfish is often productive around any kind of structure. Fishing late in the day until midnight often produces the best fishing activity as this is prime feeding time for channel cats. Road beds, creek channels and rocky points are the best places to begin, but they are being caught all over the lake. Boats give ideal access to the river channels, but anglers fishing from the bank are still catching them. Cut bait or nightcrawlers, using slip sinkers, 3-way rigs, or Carolina rigs are all working to catch fish.

Bluegill

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

Like other species in the lake, bluegill are easy to catch year round, due to the warmer water. Bluegill are a primary food source for predator fish here, as well as quite fun to catch. They also make an excellent fry. Local anglers report catching lots of good size bluegill, but you have to catch a number of small ones as well. Small pieces of nightcrawlers make an ideal bait, tipped on a small hook, tied to light line. Add a bobber to set the best depth for the day, and join in for the good fishing.

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, walleye, bluegill, stripers and hybrid striped bass at Mount Storm Lake in West Virginia.

Mount Storm Lake, a 1,200-acre lake with about 12 miles of shoreline. The lake water is used to cool the power plant, creating warm water during winter. Stripers, wipers, bass, walleye, bluegill and catfish all get attention from anglers here. Bank fishing options are limited

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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".