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Lake Wallenpaupack Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The Poconos' big water: a hydro-era lake of walleye trolling lanes, smallmouth points and Pennsylvania vacationland rhythm.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Water temp
~66 F est.
Air / High
76 / 77 F
Wind
WNW 13 mph

Sources: Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Lake Wallenpaupack sits in the sweet spot of the season: active fish and workable weather. Today brings clear skies, wind WNW around 13 mph, rising pressure near 1011 hPa and a high of 77. Water sits around 66 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

WalleyeGood

Jig and minnow on rock reefs and points; the evening bite on wind-blown shores is the one to plan around.

Smallmouth bassGood

Peak season. Tubes, jerkbaits and swimbaits around gravel points, boulders and current seams.

Northern pikeGood

Weedline spinnerbaits, spoons and jerkbaits; bays with fresh green weed hold the active fish.

Yellow perchFair

Drifting flats and weed edges with small jigs tipped with bait.

Tomorrow: Cooler at 70 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp76 F
High / Low77 / 66 F
WindWNW 13-23 mph
Pressure1011.3 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain6% cloud, 28%
Sunrise / Sunset06:30 / 19:29
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~66 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Showers, 77/66 F, wind 13 mph, rain 28%

Fair or better. A 13 mph breeze puts a working chop on the banks it hits: fish the wind-blown side.

Species guide

The species that matter on Lake Wallenpaupack: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Walleye illustration

Walleye

Best: May-Jun, Oct

The glass-eyed prize of northern lakes. Low light, wind-blown structure and live bait. Jig and minnow on rock reefs and points; the evening bite on wind-blown shores is the one to plan around.

Smallmouth bass illustration

Smallmouth bass

Best: May-Oct

Current and rock. Finds gravel flats, boulders and drop-offs, and fights far above its weight. Peak season. Tubes, jerkbaits and swimbaits around gravel points, boulders and current seams.

Northern pike illustration

Northern pike

Best: spring, early winter

The ambush predator of weedbeds and cabbage edges. Aggressive, big and always worth a wire leader. Weedline spinnerbaits, spoons and jerkbaits; bays with fresh green weed hold the active fish.

Yellow perch illustration

Yellow perch

Good most of the year

The great lakes and northern panfish staple. Schools tight to bottom; where you catch one there are fifty. Drifting flats and weed edges with small jigs tipped with bait.

When to come: the Lake Wallenpaupack calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Yellow perch
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 66 F (estimated, not a reading).

304050607080JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~66 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Walleye led the card at excellent. High of 82 F, wind to 13 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

5/5 Excellent. Go now. Everything lines up: pressure, wind and light are in your favor. Walleye led the card at excellent. High of 69 F, wind to 12 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Walleye led the card at excellent. High of 80 F, wind to 10 mph.

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Before you go

License

Pennsylvania requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Pennsylvania license. Walleye 18-inch/4 lake-specific: check PFBC. PPL access rules posted.

Access

Mangan Cove, Ledgedale, Caffrey, Ironwood Point accesses (PPL/public).

About this water

5,700 acres in the Poconos, Pike/Wayne counties, PA. The vacationland walleye water.

Fishing Lake Wallenpaupack: the full guide

The Poconos flagship

Wallenpaupack stretches 13 miles through Pocono resort country: PPL's 1926 hydro lake turned Pennsylvania's vacation flagship: and beneath the pontoon economy runs a proper fishery: stocked-and-wild walleye, quality smallmouth, stripers' hybrid cousins and panfish bays that raised generations.

Walleye lanes

The lake's walleye program (fish commission plantings plus natural recruitment) works the classic structure: trolled stickbaits off planer boards along the 15-30-ft breaks (dusk into dark: the summer standard), jigs at the creek mouths in spring, and the deep points come fall. Ice season reopens the same lanes vertically.

Bronze and the mixed bag

Smallmouth hold every rocky point and hump (the lake's best-kept steady bite: tubes and drop shots), hybrids and white bass push bait mid-lake, pickerel ambush the bays' weeds, and the perch-crappie panfish base fills family pails. The six islands' structure organizes a day's rotation naturally.

Vacationland practicalities

PPL's public accesses ring the lake (Mangan Cove, Ledgedale, Caffrey): summer weekends roar (fish dawn or September): and the Poconos' resort services make it the easiest family-fishing base in the state. Fall's empty water and colored hills are the local's season.

Common questions

Is Wallenpaupack good for walleye?

The Poconos' best: planer-board dusk trolling along the breaks is the proven summer program, with a real ice season behind it.

When should I fish Wallenpaupack?

May-June and September-October for calm water and active fish: summer works at dawn and after the wake boats sleep. Fall is the connoisseur's lake.

Is fishing good at Lake Wallenpaupack right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

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