Tygart Lake - Fishing
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Tygart Lake.
Dave Wellman
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If you love fishing and are up for a challenge, Tygart Lake is the perfect place to find walleye and smallmouth bass, although crappie, channel catfish, flathead catfish, white bass, and muskellunge are also common.
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Distance
0.1 miles
Destination Distance From Downtown
107.8 miles
Difficulty
2 of 5 diamonds
Tygart Lake has a variety of fish and mostly deep-water boat fishing. It can be difficult to hike around the shoreline.
Time To Complete
0 hours
Seasonality
All Seasons
The lake is open for fishing year-round, but the hillsides are steep and can be slick in the winter, so be careful. Walleye fishing is exceptional in the spring during spawning and fall during the drawdown period. Bass fishing is great in the spring, summer, and fall.
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