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Moncove Lake

🛶 Lake fishing  West Virginia · 🌅 05:59 - 🌇 20:43

Moncove Lake is a lake in West Virginia. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.

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Conditions right now

Weather
🌤️ Mainly clear
Water temp (est.)
22.9°C
Air temp
22.4°C
Wind
4.8 m/s
Pressure
1016.0 ↓ falling
Clouds
30.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 19:28–21:28 🌙 Night 21:28–05:14

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

09:00
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22.0°
10:00
⛅
25.0°
11:00
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26.0°
12:00
☀️
28.0°
13:00
🌧️
30.0°
14:00
🌧️
29.0°
15:00
⛅
28.0°
16:00
🌤️
29.0°
17:00
🌤️
30.0°
18:00
🌤️
29.0°
19:00
🌤️
28.0°
20:00
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27.0°

Likely catch now (12 species)

Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
18%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
18%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
18%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
18%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season.
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Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
6%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees.
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Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
3%
Slow during the night, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
2%
Slow during the night, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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White Bass
White Bass
Morone chrysops
2%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, a fishy ripple on the water.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a ledger bait for common carp, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for common carp at night. Fish hard now.
Lure Ledger bait for common carp: Boilies or corn.
Colour Clear water and good light: try natural, gold and bronze for common carp.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

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About this water

Moncove Lake

Moncove Lake State Park was created in 1990 by setting aside 250 acres (1.0 km2) of the Moncove Lake Wildlife Management Area to be operated as a state park. The park is located near Union in Monroe County, West Virginia. The park sits on the shores of 144-acre (0.58 km2) Moncove Lake, and underneath the flyway of the fall eastern hawk migration. The current park superintendent is John Dempsey, a West Virginia native and life-long resident.

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