Swartswood State Park - Bass Fishing

[SenkoSaL]

Hi All, 

 

As the water warms up seems like the fish slow down... decent weekend at swartswood state park. We fished both lakes in a small jon boat with garmin striker 4 reading water temp at 75F, (seems a bit off). A few hours in all we had were a few 7-8in large mouth and one decent pickerel. However, in little swartswood lake under a tree, sitting in weeds you can just about walk on we found this pig.  Not the greatest day since conditions were pretty good but better than staring at a laptop all day. 

[casts_by_fly]

Nice. I have only fished Swartswood once, and it was an afternoon/evening session about a month ago during the post spawn. It was more of a looksee trip than anything. Cool lake, a bit different to a lot of the lakes around here. 

[TriStateBassin106]

Swartswood lake is an good fishery. I personally prefer other reservoirs nearby like spruce run merril creek etc. But I can't complain anytime i'm out there. During the later half of the summer I usually do well around the lilly pad fields. Senkos frogs and pegged soft plastics. 

[casts_by_fly]

4 hours ago, TriStateBassin106 said:

Swartswood lake is an good fishery. I personally prefer other reservoirs nearby like spruce run merril creek etc. But I can't complain anytime i'm out there. During the later half of the summer I usually do well around the lilly pad fields. Senkos frogs and pegged soft plastics. 

that’s the feeling I got there. Cool place, interesting bottom topography, and a bit different to the rest around.  I think I prefer others around as well (I was at spruce tonight) but I also like to pick one or two lakes each year and really get to know them. Swartswood will make that list one year.