Lynch Lake Fishing Guide, Monongalia County, West Virginia

• Overview

  In West Virginia, Lynch Lake belongs to Monongalia County. The bank is 1,161 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Monongalia County list holds plenty of bigger water. Granville is the closest town at 6 miles. It is 57 miles to Pittsburgh, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lynch Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Reported across Monongalia County: smallmouth bass, bluegill, green sunfish, largemouth bass and rock bass. The county list is broader than any single water. Lynch Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 72°F and January at 29°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Lynch Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Dogwood Lake, 1.4 miles away. Check the current arrangement for Lynch Lake.