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Hamilton Lake
Offers Great Fishing Opportunities
TIOGA COUNTY
Hamilton Lake
by Linda Stager
photos by the author
Foggy mist swirls and dances just above the
calm surface of the lake as I arrive early in the
morning at one of the smaller recreational gems
in north central Pennsylvania. Just outside Wellsboro, Tioga
County, is 42-acre Hamilton Lake, a draw for local anglers,
boaters, picnickers, and photographers like me.
It is the place where youngsters experience their first day
of fishing season. It is the place where oldsters show up, sit
on the shoreline, and while the day away. An eagle sits in its
usual spot on the far shore. A solitary fishing boat drifts in
the early rays of light. Fish jump in and out of the water in a
rhythmic pattern of grace and life.
Hamilton Lake sits on Round Top Road, less than 3 miles
from Wellsboro, in Charleston Township, just south of Route
6. It was first built for flood protection in 1967 and owned
by the Wellsboro Borough Municipal Authority.
Since then, the lake impoundment has become a place
to catch fish. In 1970, Hamilton Lake was added to the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's (PFBC's)
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stocked trout program. The PFBC started a regular
fish stocking program at Hamilton Lake in subsequent
years. In 2009, the Borough of Wellsboro added a new
handicapped accessible boat launch area and picnic tables
as the lake emerged as a local recreation destination.
Today, there are two parking lots for visitors and
permanent comfort stations.
One of Hamilton Lake's most recent designations is
its addition to the PFBC's Best Fishing Waters list for
Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass. The Best Fishing
Waters list gives anglers the assurance that they are fishing
a high-quality fishery. Impoundments that achieve this
designation are identified as being able to accommodate
increased numbers of fishing visitors and are seen as places
that offer catchable experiences, larger fish, greater fish
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