Fishing and Having Fun at the Pantabangan Lake

PANTABANGAN LAKE

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Pantabangan Dam actually has no natural lake per se. It can be said that this lake is artificially constructed because it used to be a part of the Upper Pampanga River flowing downstream. It became a lake only after the dam was constructed. It is considered one of the largest reservoir in Southeast Asia.

The lake has a pleasant view and a very serene landscape. You can feel the tranquility while watching the scenic view of the lake surrounded by the Sierra Madre mountains. Because it is cloudy we didn’t felt much heat although there are no cottages or barely any trees, nevertheless, it added to the beauty of the site.

It is said that the reservoir is among the cleanest in the country. That’s why it is a popular site for visiting and swimming by the locals. Not far away, we can see several boats fishing the natural wealth of the lake. Read More: http://www.tupanggala.com/pantabangan-lake/

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The Pantabangan Dam and Lake in Pampanga and Nueva Ecija as well as the Angat Dam in Bulacan are examples of multipurpose projects.

The human-made lake that forms part of the Pantabangan Dam reservoir has submerged the old Pantabangan town and seven outlying barangays. All of the residents of the old town were resettled in the upper portion of Pantabangan.

This resettlement process, which was a joint responsibility of the National Irrigation Administration and the Department of Agrarian Reform, started in May 1973 and was completed in August 1974. Read More: https://greedypeg.org/nueva-ecija/Pantabangan-Dam-and-Lake-Hyrdopower-Plant.html

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Dubbed as the bass fishing hotspot in Asia, the Pantabangan Lake is a conducive to the growth of the American Largemouth Bass because of its depth, remoteness and quality of substrate, and if you get tired of just basking of the scenery, there are plenty of water activities to bite into – boating, fishing, lake swimming and jet skiing are just some of them. Read More: https://tourismnuevaecija.weebly.com/sitesdestinations.html

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