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Best muskellunge lakes in West Virginia

19 West Virginia waters hold muskellunge, 16 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The fish of 10,000 casts. Apex predator that shadows weed edges, rock and open-water bait schools.

  1. East Lynn Lake 48 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
  2. Tygart Lake 125 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White BassWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
  3. Burnsville Lake 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
  4. Greenbrier River 8 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Muskellunge, Rock BassWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
  5. Beech Fork Lake 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
  6. Stonecoal Lake 84 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
  7. Woodrum Lake 54 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, MuskellungeWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
  8. North Bend Lake 39 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
  9. Upper Mud River Lake 37 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
  10. New River (Gorge) 20 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, MuskellungeWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites
  11. Potomac River (Upper) 10 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, MuskellungeWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 9 public access sites
  12. Charles Fork Lake 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, MuskellungeWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
  13. Lake Sherwood 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
  14. Big Ditch Lake 14 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
  15. Teter Creek Lake 22 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
  16. Dunkard Fork Lake 13 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
  17. Wallback Lake 46 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
  18. Castleman Run Lake 17 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
  19. Kimsey Run Lake 22 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

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How to use this ranking

The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.

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When to fish muskellunge in West Virginia

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