2009 NJ BEST FISHING PLACES - SEPTEMBER 2009 - BASS FISHING IN NEW JERSEY 2009 - 2010

Fishing shore 2009 - the please for anglers tips and fishing lures, rods, reels, and fish! New 2010 Fishing Tips!

Fishing-1, Fishing-2, After Fishing - 2, Fishing Lures, Fishing - 3, After Fishing - 3, Fishing - 4, After Fishing - 4, Fishing - 5, Fishing - 6 (ocean),

Fishing - 7 (ocean), Fishing - 8 (lake)

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2009

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Small Fishing Nature, Mix Photos, Hurricane

New Jersey fishing for bass, trout, walleye and fly fishing plus equipment, boats, gear and vacation trip ideas for fishing in NJ.

There are almost 400 fresh water lakes and ponds to fish in the state of New Jersey plus many streams and rivers. Bass and trout lead the list of most wanted species but NJ offers some excellent walleye, catfish, perch, sunfish and striped bass waters as well. We concentrate here on the major fishinh lakes and impoundments in New Jersey.

September 2009

For more information on bass fishing in New Jersey Visit NJ FISHING 2010

Water	Nearest Town	Acre	Car Top	Boat Ramp	Out board	Shore	Boat Rent	Large Mouth	Small Mouth	Other Fish
Atlantic County
Bargaintown Pond	Bargaintown DIRECTIONS	18 Acre	Y	Dirt Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C p c s
Birch Grove Park Ponds	Bargaintown DIRECTIONS	30 Acre	Y	N	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other T P C p c s
Corbin City Impoundment #1	Corbin City DIRECTIONS	104 Acre	Yes Car Top	No Ramp	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C p s
Corbin City Impoundment #2	Corbin City DIRECTIONS	243 Acre	Yes Car Top	No Ramp	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C p s
Corbin City Impoundment #3	Corbin City DIRECTIONS	284 Acre	Yes Car Top	No Ramp	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C p s
Egg Harbor City Lake	Egg Harbor DIRECTIONS	30 Acre	Y	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C
Hammonton Lake	Hammonton DIRECTIONS	75 Acre	Yes Car Top	Yes Boat Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other T P C p G c s
Heritage Park Pond	Absecon DIRECTIONS	6 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other C s
Lenape Lake	Mays Landing DIRECTIONS	350 Acre	Yes Car Top	Yes Boat Ramp	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C p G c s
Maple Lake	Estell Manor DIRECTIONS	35 Acre	Yes Car Top	Dirt Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C p G c s
Makepeace Lake	Hammonton DIRECTIONS	300 Acre	Yes Car Top	No Ramp	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C p c s
Mill Pond	Port Republic DIRECTIONS	32 Acre	Yes Car Top	No Ramp	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C s

Bergen County
Bear Swamp Lake	Mahwah DIRECTIONS	48 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C p c s
Campgaw Pond	Ramsey DIRECTIONS	3 Acre	Yes Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other C G s
Coopers Park Pond	Bergenfield DIRECTIONS	4 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other G s
Crystal Lake	Englewood DIRECTIONS	3 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other C G s
Dahnerts Lake	Garfield DIRECTIONS	4 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other C G s
Darlington Park Pond	Mahwah DIRECTIONS	18 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	Yes Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other C G s
Indian Lake	Little Ferry DIRECTIONS	6 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other T C G s
Liberty Park Pond	Saddle River DIRECTIONS	1.5 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other C s
MacMillan Reservoir	Mahwah DIRECTIONS	12 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C p s
Mill Pond	Park Ridge DIRECTIONS	9 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other T C s
Oradell Reservoir ****	Oradell DIRECTIONS	620 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth	Other P C p c s
Otto Pehle Pond	Saddle Brook DIRECTIONS	8 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other G s
Overpeck Lake	Teaneck DIRECTIONS	157 Acre	Yes Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other C G s
Ramapo Lake	Oakland DIRECTIONS	120 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other P C p c s
Scarlet Oak Pond	Mahwah DIRECTIONS	22 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other C c s
Whites Pond	Waldwick DIRECTIONS	6 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth	Other T P C p G s
Wild Duck Pond	Ridgewood DIRECTIONS	4 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Wooddale Park Pond	Woodcliff Lake DIRECTIONS	6 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Zabriskies Pond	Wyckoff DIRECTIONS	4 Acre	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Burlington County
Atsion Lake	Atsion DIRECTIONS	62 Acre	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Batsto Lake	Batsto DIRECTIONS	40	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Big Pine Lake	Browns Mills DIRECTIONS	13 Acre	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Crystal Lake	Willingboro DIRECTIONS	20 Acre	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Harrisville Lake	Martha DIRECTIONS	40 Acre	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Kirby's Mill Pond	Vincentown DIRECTIONS	5	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Absegami	Leektown DIRECTIONS	63 Acre	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Oswego	Jenkins Neck DIRECTIONS	92 Acre	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Laurel Acre Pond	Mt. Laurel DIRECTIONS	2.5 Acre	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Little Pine Lake	Browns Mills DIRECTIONS Turn onto Club House Drive and stay right, road turns into North Lake Shore Drive. Stay right. Come to Bay Berry Park and small beach to launch off of	13 Acre	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Medford Park Ponds	Medford DIRECTIONS	5 Acre	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Mirror Lake	Browns Mills DIRECTIONS	250 Acre	Y	Y	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Pakim Pond	Four Mile DIRECTIONS	5	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Pemberton Lake	Pemberton DIRECTIONS	20	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Smithville Lake	Ewanville DIRECTIONS	10	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Strawbridge Lake	Moorestown DIRECTIONS	14	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Swedes Lake	Riverside DIRECTIONS	45	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Sylvan Lake	Burlington DIRECTIONS	12	Y	Y	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Vincentown Mill Pond	Vincentown DIRECTIONS	11	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Whitesbog Pond	Whitesbog DIRECTIONS	39	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Woolmans Lake	Mount Holly DIRECTIONS	5	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Camden County
Blackwood Lake	Blackwood DIRECTIONS	25	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Cedar Pond	Blue Anchor DIRECTIONS	11	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Cherrywood Lake	Blackwood DIRECTIONS	5	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Clementon Lake	Clementon DIRECTIONS	14	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Cooper River Park Lake	Collingswood DIRECTIONS	150	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Dramasei Lake	Blackwood DIRECTIONS	8	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Evans Lake	Haddonfield DIRECTIONS	12	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Haddon Lake	Audubon DIRECTIONS	10	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Hirschs Pond	Runnemede DIRECTIONS	6	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Hopkins Pond	Haddonfield DIRECTIONS	5	Y	Y	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Kirkwood Lake	Lindenwold DIRECTIONS	26	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Rene	Blackwood DIRECTIONS	5	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Linden Lake	Lindenwold DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Munns Lake	Haddonfield DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Nashs Lake	Turnersville DIRECTIONS	7	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
New Brooklyn Lake	Sicklerville DIRECTIONS	40	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Newton Lake	Collingswood DIRECTIONS	40	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Oak Pond	Blue Anchor DIRECTIONS	12	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Rowands Pond	Clementon DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
WallworthPond	Haddonfield DIRECTIONS	4	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Cape May County
Cape May Park Ponds	Cape May Court House DIRECTIONS	11	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Dennisville Lake	Dennisville DIRECTIONS	50	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
East Creek Pond	Eldora DIRECTIONS	62	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Nummy	Woodbine DIRECTIONS	26	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Tuckahoe Impoundment #1	Middletown DIRECTIONS	42	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Tuckahoe Impoundment #2	Middletown DIRECTIONS	220	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Tuckahoe Impoundment #3	Middletown DIRECTIONS	75	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Tuckahoe Lake	Middletown DIRECTIONS	10	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
West Pond	Cape May Court House DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Cumberland County
Bostwick Lake	Friesburg DIRECTIONS	32	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Cedar Lake	Cedarville DIRECTIONS	57	N	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Cedarville Ponds	Cedarville DIRECTIONS	18	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Clarks Ponds	Fairton DIRECTIONS	43	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Cumberland Pond	Milmay DIRECTIONS	26	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Davis Mill Pond	Davis Mill DIRECTIONS	40	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Giampietro Park Pond	Vineland DIRECTIONS	11	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Heislerville Ponds	Heislerville DIRECTIONS	75	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Laurel Lake	Laurel Lake DIRECTIONS	135	?	N	?	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Mary Elmer Lake	Bridgeton DIRECTIONS	18	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Menantico Sand Ponds	Menantico DIRECTIONS	62	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Shaws Mill Pond	Newport DIRECTIONS	30	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Sunset Lake	Bridgeton DIRECTIONS	88	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Union Lake	Necombtown DIRECTIONS	898	Y	Y	10hp	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Willow Grove Lake	Leektown DIRECTIONS	63	Y	Y (private)	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Essex County
Branch Brook Park Pond	Newark DIRECTIONS	24	N	N	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Clarks Pond	Bloomfield DIRECTIONS	7	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Diamond Mill Pond	Millburn DIRECTIONS	4	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Grover Cleveland Park Pond	Caldwell DIRECTIONS	1	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Vincent	West Orange DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Orange Pond	Orange DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Verona Park Lake	Verona DIRECTIONS	13	N	N	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Weequahic Park Lake	Hillside DIRECTIONS	80	N	Y	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Gloucester County
Alcyon Lake	Glassboro DIRECTIONS	18	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Franklinville Lake	Franklinville DIRECTIONS	18	Y	Y	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Glenn Lake	Pitman DIRECTIONS	1	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Greenwich Lake	Gibbstown DIRECTIONS	20	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Grenloch Lake	Grenloch DIRECTIONS	8	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Harrisonville Lake	Harrisonville DIRECTIONS	30	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Iona Lake	Porchtown DIRECTIONS	36	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Logan Pond	Repaupo DIRECTIONS	4	N	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Malaga Lake	Malaga DIRECTIONS	105	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Mullica Hill Lake	Mullica Hill DIRECTIONS	10	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Nashs Lake	Turnersville DIRECTIONS	7	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Stewart Lake	Woodbury DIRECTIONS	?	?	?	?	?	?	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth	Other ?
Swedesboro Lake	Swedesboro DIRECTIONS	20	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Wilson Lake	Fries Mill DIRECTIONS	58	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Hudson County
Duck Pond	Secaucus DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lincoln Park Lake	Jersey City DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
W. Hudson County Park Pond	Harrison DIRECTIONS	4	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Woodcliff Lake	North Bergen DIRECTIONS	15	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Hunterdon County
Amwell Lake	Linvale DIRECTIONS	10	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Clinton WMA Pond	Union Twp DIRECTIONS	5	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Deer Path Park Pond	Barley Sheaf DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Dermott Pond	Clinton DIRECTIONS	1	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Echo Hill Pond	Clinton DIRECTIONS	1	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Round Valley Recreation Lake	Lebanon DIRECTIONS	20	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Round Valley Reservoir	Lebanon DIRECTIONS	2350	Y	Y	10hp	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Spruce Run Reservoir	Clinton DIRECTIONS	1290	Y	Y	10hp	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Great Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth

Mercer County
Belle Mountain Pond	Lambertville DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Carnegie Lake	Princeton DIRECTIONS	237	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Colonial Lake	Trenton DIRECTIONS	10	Y	Y	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Etra Lake	Etra DIRECTIONS	19	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Gropps Lake	White Horse DIRECTIONS	26	Y	N	Y	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Grovers Mill Pond	Princeton Junction DIRECTIONS	28	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Mercer	Edinburg DIRECTIONS	275	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Log Basin Pond	Trenton DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
North Comm. Pond	Princeton DIRECTIONS	1	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Peddie Lake	Hightstown DIRECTIONS	16	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Rosedale Lake	Rosedale DIRECTIONS	30	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Stony Brook Watershed	Pennington DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Whitehead Mill Pond	Trenton DIRECTIONS	12	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Middlesex County
Bissets Pond	South River DIRECTIONS	2.5	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Brainerd Lake	Cranbury DIRECTIONS	15	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Carnegie lake	Princeton DIRECTIONS	237	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Carteret Park Pond	Carteret DIRECTIONS	3.5	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Davidsons Mill Pond	Deans DIRECTIONS	10	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
DeVoe Lake	Spotswood DIRECTIONS	59	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
East Brunswick Park Lake	East Brunswick DIRECTIONS	25	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Farrington Lake	Milltown DIRECTIONS	290	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Green Acre Park	North Plainfield DIRECTIONS	1	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Helmetta Lake	Helmetta DIRECTIONS	20	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Hooks Creek Lake	Cheesequake DIRECTIONS	10	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Kennedy Park Pond	Sayreville DIRECTIONS	10	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Papaianni	Edison DIRECTIONS	8	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Manalapan Lake	Jamesburg DIRECTIONS	40	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Milltown Pond	Milltown DIRECTIONS	10	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
New Market Pond	Piscataway DIRECTIONS	25	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Plainsboro Pond	Plainsboro DIRECTIONS	23	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Roosevelt Park Pond	Menlo Park DIRECTIONS	10	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Spring Lake	South Plainfield DIRECTIONS	19	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Victor Crowell Pond	Middlesex DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Willow Lake	Middlesex DIRECTIONS	4	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Westons Mill Pond	New Brunswick DIRECTIONS	92	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Monmouth County
Allentown Pond	Allentown DIRECTIONS	35	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Assunpink Lake	Roosevelt DIRECTIONS	225	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Deal Lake	Asbury Park DIRECTIONS	158	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Echo Lake	Southard DIRECTIONS	6	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Englishtown Mill Pond	Englishtown DIRECTIONS	6	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Garveys Pond	Navesink DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Hamilton Fire Co. Pond	Neptune DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Holmdel Park Pond	Holmdel DIRECTIONS	5	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Kesslers Pond	Allenwood DIRECTIONS	3	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Como	Spring Lake DIRECTIONS	30	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lefferts Lake	Matawan DIRECTIONS	69	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Macs Pond	Manasquan DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Manasquan Reservoir ***	Brielle DIRECTIONS	720	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Great Small Mouth
Millhurst Mills Lake	Millhurst DIRECTIONS	22	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Mohawk Pond	Red Bank DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Poricy Pond	Red Bank DIRECTIONS	16	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Rising Sun Lake	Roosevelt DIRECTIONS	38	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Shadow Lake	Red Bank DIRECTIONS	88	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Shark River Park Pond	Glendola DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Silver Lake	Belmar DIRECTIONS	15	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Spring Lake	Spring Lake DIRECTIONS	16	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Stone Tavern Lake	Roosevelt DIRECTIONS	52	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Takanassee Lake	Long Branch DIRECTIONS	14	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Thompson Park Lake	Lincroft DIRECTIONS	22	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Topenemus Lake	Freehold DIRECTIONS	21	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Turkey Swamp Park Pond	Freehold DIRECTIONS	20	N	N	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Morris County
Splitrock Reservoir Cartop Boat Launch located on Split Rock Reservoir Road	Rockaway DIRECTIONS	600+ Acres	Yes Cartop	No Ramp	Yes Elec	No Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Atwater Pond	Chester DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Budd Lake	Budd Lake DIRECTIONS	376	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Burnham Park Pond	Morristown DIRECTIONS	4	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Community Park Pond	Morris Plains DIRECTIONS	4	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Hedden Park Lake	Dover DIRECTIONS	6	N	N	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Jersey City Reservoir ****	Boonton DIRECTIONS	775	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Great Small Mouth
Kays Pond	Milltown DIRECTIONS	7	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Ames	Hibernia DIRECTIONS	16	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake George	Washington Township DIRECTIONS	8	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Hopatcong	Mt Arlington DIRECTIONS	2685	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Lake Musconetcong	Stanhope DIRECTIONS	329	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Great Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Mt. Hope Pond	Rockaway DIRECTIONS	18	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Saffins Pond	Milton DIRECTIONS	12	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Silas Condict Park Lake	Kinnelon DIRECTIONS	10	N	N	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Speedwell Lake	Morristown DIRECTIONS	23	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Sunrise Lake	Brookside DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Ocean County
Bauer Pond	Keswick Grove DIRECTIONS	10	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Butterfly Bogs Pond	Vanhiseville DIRECTIONS	18	N	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Colliers Mill Pond	Colliers Mills DIRECTIONS	17	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Deerhead Lake	Forked River DIRECTIONS	37	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Enno Lake	Bennetts Mill DIRECTIONS	46	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Forge Pond	Bricktown DIRECTIONS	45	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Goose Pond	Woodmansie DIRECTIONS	10	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Horicon Lake	Lakehurst DIRECTIONS	50	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Kennedy Pond	Colliers Mills DIRECTIONS	11	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Barnegat	Forked River DIRECTIONS	50	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Carasaljo	Lakewood DIRECTIONS	67	N	Yes Ramp	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake of the Lillies	Point Pleasant Beach DIRECTIONS	20	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Manahawkin	Manahawkin DIRECTIONS	70	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Manetta	Lakewood DIRECTIONS	18	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lower Shannoc Pond	Colliers Mills DIRECTIONS	8	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Manahawkin Impoundment #1	Manahawkin DIRECTIONS	45	N	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Manahawkin Impoundment #2	Manahawkin DIRECTIONS	35	N	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Mill Pond	Double Trouble DIRECTIONS	20	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Oakford Lake	New Egypt DIRECTIONS	35	Y	N	Y	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Fishigan	Lakewood DIRECTIONS	6	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Pohatcong Lake	Tuckerton DIRECTIONS	33	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Prospertown Lake	Hornerstown DIRECTIONS	80	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Shenandoah Lake	Lakewood DIRECTIONS	50	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Stafford Forge Reservoir	Stafford Forge DIRECTIONS	68	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Stafford Forge Main Line	Stafford Forge DIRECTIONS	73	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Stafford Forge Pond #1	Stafford Forge DIRECTIONS	48	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Stafford Forge Pond #2	Stafford Forge DIRECTIONS	22	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Success Lake	Colliers Mills DIRECTIONS	40	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Turn Mill Pond	Colliers Mills DIRECTIONS	100	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Wells Mill Lake	Waretown DIRECTIONS	34	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Whitesbog Pond	Whitesbog DIRECTIONS	53	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Passaic County
Barbours Pond	West Paterson DIRECTIONS	12	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Brushwood Pond	Ringwood DIRECTIONS	4	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Clinton Reservoir	West Milford DIRECTIONS	423	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Dundee Lake	Clifton DIRECTIONS	224	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Echo Lake	West Milford DIRECTIONS	300	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Gatun Pond	Ringwood DIRECTIONS	1	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Grassmere Ponds	Ringwood DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Goffle Brook Park Pond	Hawthorne DIRECTIONS	5	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Green Turtle Pond	Hewitt DIRECTIONS	40	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Greenwood Lake	Browns DIRECTIONS	1920	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Great Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Hughes Lake	Passaic DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Sonoma	Stonetown DIRECTIONS	15	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Mill Pond	Ringwood DIRECTIONS	1	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Monksville Reservoir	Hewitt DIRECTIONS	505	Y	Y	10hp	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Great Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Oak Ridge Reservoir *	Oak Ridge DIRECTIONS	482	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Oldham Pond	North Haledon DIRECTIONS	15	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Point View Reservoir *****	Wayne DIRECTIONS	412	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Pompton Lake	Pompton Lakes DIRECTIONS	204	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Sallys Pond	Ringwood DIRECTIONS	11	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Shepherd Lake	Skylands DIRECTIONS	72	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Surprise Lake	West Milford DIRECTIONS	20	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Wanaque Reservoir **	Wanaque DIRECTIONS	2310	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Great Small Mouth
Weyble Pond	Ringwood DIRECTIONS	4	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth

Salem County
Avis Mill Pond	Richmantown DIRECTIONS	25	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Daretown Lake	Pole Tavern DIRECTIONS	16	Y	Y	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
DOD Lake	Ordmont DIRECTIONS	120	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Elkington Mill Pond	Alloway DIRECTIONS	30	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Elmer Lake	Elmer DIRECTIONS	45	Y	Y	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Harrisonville Lake	Harrisonville DIRECTIONS	30	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Laurel Lake	Quinton DIRECTIONS	21	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Maskells Mills Lake	Canton DIRECTIONS	33	N	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Parvin Lake	Elmer DIRECTIONS	95	Yes Car Top	Yes Boat Ramp	Elec	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Rainbow Lake	Norma DIRECTIONS	77	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Riverview Beach Pond	Pennsville DIRECTIONS	5	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Salem Canal	Salem DIRECTIONS	250	Y	Y	Y	No Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Schadlers Sand Wash Pond	Penns Grove DIRECTIONS	5	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Thundergust Lake	Centerton DIRECTIONS	14	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Woodstown Memorial lake	Woodstown DIRECTIONS	20	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Somerset County
Washington Valley Reservoir	Martinsville DIRECTIONS	21	No Car Top	No Ramp	No Out Board	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Ann Van Middleworth Pond	Hillsborough DIRECTIONS	4	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Bedminster Pond	Bedminster DIRECTIONS	5	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Best Pond	Watchung DIRECTIONS	6	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Mettlers Pond	East Millstone DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Powder Mill Pond	East Millstone DIRECTIONS	6	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Spooky Brook Lake	East Millstone DIRECTIONS	13	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Spring Lake	South Plainfield DIRECTIONS	5	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Watchung Lake	Watchung DIRECTIONS	15	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Sussex County
Blue Mountain Lake	Five Points DIRECTIONS	20	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Canistear Reservoir	Vernon Twp. DIRECTIONS	350	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Cranberry Lake	Cranberry Lake DIRECTIONS	179	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Crater Lake	Five Points DIRECTIONS	16	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Hainesville Pond	Hainesville DIRECTIONS	37	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Hemlock Pond	Walpack DIRECTIONS	15	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Iliff Lake	Andover DIRECTIONS	37	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Jefferson Lake	Lockwood DIRECTIONS	46	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Kittatinny Camp Pond	Layton DIRECTIONS	10	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Aeroflex	Andover DIRECTIONS	101	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Hopatcong	Hopatcong DIRECTIONS	2685	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Lake Lookout	Highland Lake DIRECTIONS	8	N	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Lake Marcia	Colesville DIRECTIONS	19	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Lake Musconetcong	Stanhope DIRECTIONS	329	Y	Y	Y	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Great Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Lake Ocquittunk	Tuttles Corner DIRECTIONS	8	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Laurel Pond	Highland Lake DIRECTIONS	8	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Little Swartswood Lake	Swartswood DIRECTIONS	75	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Long Pine Pond	Flatbrookville DIRECTIONS	20	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Paulinskill Lake	Newton DIRECTIONS	157	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Ryker Lake	Russia DIRECTIONS	30	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Saw Mill Lake	Colesville DIRECTIONS	20	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Silver Lake	Hamburg DIRECTIONS	21	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Spring Lake	Swartswood DIRECTIONS	18	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Steenykill Lake	Colesville DIRECTIONS	30	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Stony Lake	Normanock DIRECTIONS	15	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Swartswood Lake	Swartswood DIRECTIONS	494	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Good Small Mouth
Thunder Mt. Lake	Walpack DIRECTIONS	20	Y	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Wawayanda Lake	Wawayanda DIRECTIONS	255	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth

Union County
Briant Park Pond	Summit DIRECTIONS	6	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Brookside Park Pond	Scotch Plains DIRECTIONS	1	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Cedar Brook Park Pond	Plainfield DIRECTIONS	5	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Echo Park Pond, Lower	Mountainside DIRECTIONS	6	N	N	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Echo Park Pond, Upper	Mountainside DIRECTIONS	10	N	N	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Green Brook Pond	Plainfield DIRECTIONS	1	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
McGiluorys Pond	Linden DIRECTIONS	4	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Milton Lake	Rahway DIRECTIONS	10	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Mindowaskin Pond	Westfield DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Nomahegan Pond	Cranford DIRECTIONS	7	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Rahway River Park Pond	Rahway DIRECTIONS	6	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Seelys Pond	Berkeley Hts. DIRECTIONS	3	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Surprise Lake	Mountainside DIRECTIONS	25	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Warinanco Park Pond	Roselle DIRECTIONS	8	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Wilson Park Pond	Linden DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Warren County
Allamuchy Pond	Allamuchy DIRECTIONS	50	N	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Blair Lake	Blairstown DIRECTIONS	2	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Catfish Pond	Millbrook DIRECTIONS	31	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Columbia Lake	Columbia DIRECTIONS	55	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Deer Park Pond	Allamuchy DIRECTIONS	46	N	N	Elec	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Delaware Lake	Columbia DIRECTIONS	36	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Great Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Furnace Lake	Oxford DIRECTIONS	53	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Fair Small Mouth
Ghost Lake	Great Meadows DIRECTIONS	18	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Merrill Creek Reservoir	Lows Hollow DIRECTIONS	650	Y	Y	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Great Small Mouth
Mountain Lake	Buttzville DIRECTIONS	122	N	N	N	Yes Shore	Yes Boat Rent	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Sunfish Pond	Columbia DIRECTIONS	41	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Poor Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
Watergate Pond	Millbrook DIRECTIONS	4	N	N	N	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Good Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth
White Lake	Marksboro DIRECTIONS	65	Y	N	Elec	Yes Shore	No Rent Boat	Fair Large Mouth	Poor Small Mouth

Notes:
* Only by permit issued by:
Newark Watershed Conservation & Development Corporation
60 Park Place
Suite 2105
Newark, NJ 07102
or
NWCDC
223 Echo Lake Road
Newfoundland, NJ 07435
(must apply in person - fee charged)
973-697-2850

** SHOREFISHING ONLY:
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission
Police Headquarters
Wanaque Reservoir
Ringwood Avenue
Wanaque, New Jersey

*** All boats required to have a permit.
Issued at:

Manasquan Reservoir Boat Ramp
732-919-0996

**** Only by permit issued by:
United Water Jersey City
150 Warren St.
Jersey City, NJ 07302
201-767-9300 ext. 3208

***** Only by permit issued by:
Passaic Valley Water Commission
1525 Main Ave.
Clifton, NJ 07014

he following chart lists the major fishing waters in New Jersey cross referencing them with the major species to be found there.


		Listed are the primary species to be found in these local fisheries.

		Greenwood Lake

		Lake Hopatcong

		Manasquan Reservoir

		Merrill Creek Reservoir

		Monksville Reservoir

		Oak Ridge Reservoir

		Round Valley Reservoir

		Spruce Run Reservoir

		Swartswood Lake

		Union Lake

		Wanaque Reservoir

New Jersey Fishing Lake Locations

Greenwood Lake is a 1,900-acre lake on the northern border of the state, at West Milford, NJ.

Lake Hopatcong is a 2,700-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Hopatcong, NJ.

Manasquan Reservoir is a 700-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Howell, NJ.

Merrill Creek Reservoir is a 650-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Greenwich, NJ.

Monksville Reservoir is a 500-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Hewitt, NJ.

Oak Ridge Reservoir is a 480-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Oak Ridge, NJ.

Round Valley Reservoir is a 2,300-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Lebanon, NJ.

Spruce Run Reservoir is a 1,300-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Clinton, NJ.

Swartswood Lake is a 500-acre lake in the north-central part of the state at Swartswood, NJ.

Union Lake is a 900-acre lake in the south-central part of the state, at Millville, NJ.

Wanaque Reservoir is a 2,300-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Wanaque, NJ.

Visit the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife website for fishing regulations and additional information about fishing in New Jersey.

Acquire a New Jersey fishing license.

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Best Fishing Bass Lakes in New Jersey

The 2009 fishing season in the Garden State proved to be an interesting one, to say the least. After one of the best bass fishing seasons in many years during the prior season, the bass fishing did an about face last year. A warmer than normal winter, followed by a rainy spring and super-dry summer combined to create roller coaster conditions that really sidetracked bass fishermen.

One of the main effects the erratic weather patterns have had on the bass fishing was to cause low-water conditions in most lakes and reservoirs during the warmest part of the year. This meant some tough conditions for bass and fishermen.

Vegetation in most waters was way above average, especially in the lower part of the state, where many shallow lakes and ponds became weed choked. Likewise, the lower water conditions also changed a lot of the structure in lakes and reservoirs. In some bodies of water this hurt the fishing, while in others it enhanced it.

This led to some interesting changes in many of the state's top bass-fishing spots. Traditional hotspots like Lake Hopatcong and Greenwood Lake were harder to fish than in the past. On the opposite side of the coin, places like Round Valley and Manasquan reservoirs produced some of the best bass fishing that fishermen had seen in several years.

ROUND VALLEY RESERVOIR
One of the top spots for bass fishermen in New Jersey is Round Valley Reservoir. Round Valley is better noted for its trout fishing. Producing the state record for lake trout and brown trout, Round Valley is considered to be the best trophy trout-fishing hole in the state; hence, bass fishermen who look to more traditional bass producers, such as Lake Hopatcong and Lake Musconetcong, largely overlook it.

Round Valley is a unique body of water in that it has its water pumped into it rather than being filled by a feeder stream. This means that the reservoir's water color and clarity are very stable; however, it also means that the structure changes during dry periods, such as the summer of 2002. The lower water changed the shorelines and brought a lot of structure closer to the surface, making bass easier to get at and giving anglers easier fishing. Even with the lower water levels, Round Valley still possesses plenty of deep-water structure and bass are often found suspended around it during the spring.

Topwater anglers enjoyed good fishing last year; however, how good the surface fishing will be this season will have a lot to do with the water levels in the reservoir. Under normal conditions, jigs, deep-diving crankbaits and plastic worms, worked in and around the submerged treetops and vegetation, are your main tools to catch bass. As with all the other top bass spots detailed here, Round Valley has good largemouth and smallmouth populations. In fact, Carol Marciniak caught the state-record smallmouth from Round Valley in 1990. Her big smallie weighed in at a whopping 7 pounds, 2 ounces!

With 2,350 acres of surface water, Round Valley is one of the state's biggest bass-fishing holes. There is an excellent paved boat launch, along with plenty of shoreline access and ample parking, as well as a 10-horsepower rule on the reservoir. The horsepower limit keeps fishing pressure down a bit, too, as anglers with high-powered bass boats can't use them on Round Valley.

SWARTSWOOD LAKE
Swartswood Lake, at 494 surface acres, is one of the largest natural lakes found in the state. Swartswood Lake provides anglers with a chance to test their deep-water fishing skills. Eighty percent of the lake is deeper than 10 feet, and although there are several areas that give the angler some shallow-water fishing, jig combinations, deep-running crankbaits and spinnerbaits will unlock the secrets to the lake's best bass fishing.

Swartswood Lake has been a sleeper for many years when it comes to being one of the state's best bass waters. Last year changed that status for lots of fishermen. As many of the state's top waters produce poor bassing due to the up-and-down weather patterns, a lot of anglers tried waters they had not fished before. As a result, Swartswood Lake emerged as one of the state's most consistent largemouth bass producers.

The big lake does have its limitations, and one of those is the "electric-only" rule. The lake is often windswept and it's wise to keep a spare battery on board if you intend to fish this large lake for any length of time. Shoreline fishing is adequate and boat launch facilities are good.

MANASQUAN RESERVOIR
Manasquan Reservoir really came into its own this past season as one of the state's top bass-producing waters. The reservoir's 770 acres of surface water have a maximum depth of 40 feet and average depths range between 10 and 20 feet. Parking is available, and there is excellent shoreline and boat access.

The reservoir not only has a first-rate largemouth population, it also possesses one of the better smallmouth populations of any reservoir found in the state. Smallies to 6 pounds have been taken from the reservoir and weighed on the scales of local tackle shops this past season. Not only that, but some hefty largemouths were taken from the lake as well. Manasquan Reservoir also has an excellent hybrid striped bass population that also keeps rods bent.

Plenty of consideration was given to the lake's fish populations when it was constructed. Stumps and riprap were left in the lake when it was filled. Additionally, brushpiles and fish-holding structures were placed in the reservoir after it was filled. Several good dropoffs exist in the lake, and the old creekbed is also a top fish-holding structure. Vegetation is still sparse in the lake. Recent catches of largemouth and smallmouth bass have been excellent and both fish populations are still vying for dominance.

Swimming plugs and crankbaits, both shallow-running and deep-diving versions, are some of the top lures used on the lake, especially in the spring when bass will suspend in 10 to 20 feet of water. Jigging is also a good method, especially when used around brushpiles and other debris located along the medium-depth dropoffs that are found in the lake. A good many of the bigger largemouths taken from the lake were pulled out of the treetops by anglers using plastic baits.

Originally the reservoir was supposed to have a 10-horsepower rule; however, the water company that runs the reservoir decided on electric motors only. Because of its size and nearness to the Jersey Shore (which often means it is windswept), make sure you have plenty of battery power when fishing the Manasquan Reservoir from a boat.

LAKE ASSUNPINK
One of the top perennial bass-producing waters in the central part of New Jersey is Lake Assunpink. This lake annually produces some of the best catches of good-sized bass in the state. Despite drought conditions, anglers enjoyed good bassing last season and should this year, too. Bass in the 6- and 7-pound class were weighed in at several local tackle shops. Bass tournaments on the lake produced good results for anglers.

Ask anyone who fishes Lake Assunpink on a regular basis as to why it was productive when most of its better known counterparts were not and you'll likely to get 10 different answers. There were, however, a few factors that Lake Assunpink has in its favor. Lake Assunpink's waters come from a drainage system of the same name. Unlike most other drainages that were severely affected by the drought, water levels, while lower, remained relatively stable at Assunpink.

The large number of springs that seep into the lake also helps keep its water a few degrees cooler than most other lakes. Assunpink is often wind- swept even under the slightest breeze. This produces good oxygen levels, which allows bass to cope with the higher water temperatures.

The lake's 225 acres of surface water are largely shallow and the lake has silted in considerably since it was built. The lake's backwaters contain heavy vegetation during the summer and this produces excellent surface plugging action. Even though its waters are much shallower than the other lakes we discussed, Lake Assunpink still has plenty of open water and 10-foot-plus water where plastic baits will provide you with good bass-fishing action. In particular, the old streambed that is still visible on a depthfinder produces some excellent numbers of bass on jig-and-pig and jig-and-plastic worm combinations.

Unlike the other lakes detailed here, Assunpink does not have a smallmouth population. The lake's maximum depth is about 15 feet, with an electric motor-only rule. One of the drawbacks the lake has is its boat launch, which is a dirt ramp. Anglers with larger boats can have a problem launching, especially under low-water conditions. Shoreline access is ample, as is the parking.

UNION LAKE
Another lake that saw a real resurgence last season is Union Lake. Located in Cumberland County, the lake's 898 surface acres have become one of south Jersey's top bass-producing waters. The lake has always been a top favorite of local bass anglers; however, it got a lot more attention from anglers throughout the state this past season.

After an extensive face-lift to the dam, plus alleviating some of the lake's pollution problems and a restocking by the state, Union Lake has rebounded into one of the best fishing holes in New Jersey. Union Lake offers bass fishermen a variety of structure to fish and is a year-round producer.

The lake's shallow nature makes it a surface fisherman's paradise during the warm-water season, especially for anglers who like to fish by the light of the moon. As with some of our other top bass fishing choices, Union Lake has a bass population made up of largemouth and smallmouth bass, as well as hybrid striped bass.

Crankbaits and swimming plugs are effective offerings for fishermen who seek bass. As with most south Jersey lakes, plastic worms are one of the top choices during the summer months. Black and purple worms seem to fool more than their fair share of bass at Union Lake.

The lake has a 10-horsepower rule, but it is one of the few lakes where gas motors are allowed. Excellent shoreline access is available at Union Lake, and there is also an excellent boat launch with ample parking.

SOME OTHER GOOD CHOICES
In addition to the five lakes we have mentioned, there are also several other bodies of water that produced excellent fishing last season and have a bright outlook for the coming season. In particular, the Salem Canal in south Jersey, was red-hot during the summer and early fall. A shallow body of water, spinnerbaits and swimming plugs were the top producers, with some good numbers of bass being plucked from its tree-lined shores.

Another good bet is the twin sisters of Lake Assunpink: Rising Sun (38 acres) and Stone Tavern (52 acres) lakes. Both lakes are located on the same drainage system, and are actually smaller versions of Lake Assunpink. While both are considerably smaller in size, they are also deeper with maximum depths of 20 feet. Both lakes are great places to cast deep-running crankbaits and plastic worms.

In the northwestern portion of the state, Merrill Creek Reservoir (650 acres) received high marks from bass fishermen. This is another body of water that benefited from the drought. The reservoir's main purpose is for water supply, with water being pumped up into it from the Delaware River at high water and then released during dry periods.

The reservoir has always had healthy largemouth and smallmouth populations, with most of the better fishing taking place in the submerged treetops, which were left in the lake when it was flooded. This past year saw a sizeable drop in water levels and this created a whole new shoreline, which super-charged the bass fishing. Largemouths in the 8-pound class are being pulled from the reservoir, and there are plenty of fish in the 1- to 3-pound class. Topwater plugs and plastic worms are the ticket here.

One last spot we would like to mention is the 376-acre Budd Lake. Located in the northern portion of the state off U.S. Route 46, the lake forms the headwaters of the South Branch of the Raritan River. While it is not a deep body of water (with a maximum depth of 12 feet), Budd Lake has healthy smallmouth and largemouth bass populations.

During the 2009 season, the spring-fed waters of the lake produced some very good catches of smallies, along with a decent number of largemouths over 5 pounds. The shallow nature of the lake makes it one of the better topwater lakes, and early-morning and evening fishing often produces the biggest bass. Outboards are allowed on the lake, so the summer months see a lot of boating traffic. This is the reason some of the better fishing is during the off hours.

There you have it, a look at some of the better bass holes in the Garden State. Last year was a very unusual one that changed the way a good many Garden State bass fishermen approached their sport. As many of the best bass lakes did not produce good fishing, anglers had their eyes opened to other waters in the state. You can bet the house that many of those same anglers who found success in the lesser-known bass waters of the state will take a crack at these waters this season.

Greenwood Lake, NJ 2009

Greenwood Lake is located in both New Jersey and New York. There are several launching ramps throughout the lake located in both states. The ramps are well maintained, and can accommodate both large and small boats. In the southern end of the lake, at South Shore Marina, there are a couple ramps, and there are others, all the way to the upper end at Olde Point Marina in New York. Many of the marinas are full service, with restroom facilities, gas, picnic areas, and lodging. When you get about half way up the lake, at Happy Landing Marina, that is where the New York portion starts, in the Sterling Forest area. This is one of New Jersey's larger lakes at 1,920 acres, and it has a maximum depth of 57 feet at full pool.

Greenwood Lake is a natural lake, located mostly in the state of New York. Belcher Creek is the main tributary.

IIn the winter, drawdowns lower the water in Greenwood about 2 to 5 feet. The water is Eutropic, with frequent algae blooms in the summer. Visibility is from about 3-6 feet, but sometimes it becomes cloudy after it rains, especially near the shore. In the summer there is a thermocline at about 20 feet. Most of the original lakebed, and the South flat, have muck and silt, but the rest of the lake has a hard bottom, that is mostly boulders and rocks, and the rest is sand and gravel. There are a lot of submerged points and humps throughout the lake. The lake has steep hills, and small wetlands are in the South and north ends. Most of the shoreline is privately owned, and has a lot of houses and marinas.

The main species are largemouth bass, Muskies, and smallmouth bass. There are other species also, such as Chain Pickerel, Yellow Perch, Bluegills, and Walleye. There are also good populations of catfish. There is a lot of pressure at Greenwood, but catch and release fishing allows Greenwood to maintain a good population of Largemouth bass. It is rated among New Jersey's top 3 Largemouth bass waters.

Most of the bass average around 15 inches, but we have caught seven pounders on occasion. Smallmouth fishing is getting better, but the largemouth bass still outnumber them. Sometimes smallmouths in the 4 to 5 pound range are caught, and some nice Chain Pickerel are caught also. We generally use suspending jerk-baits, such as a Rapala, or a Rogue, in shad patterns, for the largemouth and Chain Pickerel early in the year. Muskies have been stocked also, and in early 1991, the state started stocking Tiger Muskies also. I don't generally fish for them myself, but friends and other anglers tell me that they are doing well. Greenwood is loaded with panfish, especially white perch, and they catch a lot in the 1-2 pound range. The main forage base is alewife, and panfish, along with Golden Shiners, and various minnows.

Best Times and Locations The best times for Largemouth bass is in the spring, starting in April, or when the water reaches about 50 degrees. As soon as the water reaches about 53-55 degrees, the bass move to the shallows. The bays and coves are loaded with stumps and weeds, and they turn on first. We have had good luck in the past fishing the two channels at Greenwood Lake Village, and west of Fox Island. We start working the cover in these areas with lipless crankbaits, usually in shad patterns. The bass usually start spawning in early May, and it lasts until the middle of June. Floating Rapalas, soft Jerk-baits, and Senkos work the best. Although we have taken them on lizards and tubes also.

The bass in Greenwood like weed beds, but avoid the ones that have been treated, as they don't produce well. We stay on the outside edges in about 10-12 feet of water, and the areas around Storms Island and north of Fox Island, are the best. Another good location is the shallow beds west of Fox Island, and north of Chapel Island. We use a lot of topwater baits here in the summer, and have had the best results with Zara Spooks, Nip-A-Dee-Dees, and Terminator buzzbaits, at dawn and dusk. During the day, we like to use Senkos, or 4" worms, and cast them to the edges of the grass, and in pockets. Docks and piers hold bass all day long. Try skipping a Senko or worm as far back under the docks into the shaded areas as possible. The farther back the better.

If you are after smallmouth bass, concentrate on the deeper, rockier, New York portions of the lake. Smallmouth bass seem to like the combinations of weeds and rocks, especially on points. The 10-12 foot depths, on the drop-offs, where there is a gravel bottom work the best. We have caught some nice smallmouths at night also, by casting small topwater baits, such as Pop-R's. Early in the mornings, you will do well with a 1/2 ounce Rat-L-Trap in about 2-6 feet of water, where there is a gravel bottom.

You can get a lot of good information about Greenwood from the local tackle stores, and some have maps with GPS locations. Remember to practice Catch, Photo, and Release, and there will be great fishing in Greenwood for many years to come

1. Big Flatbrook River
New Jersey's most famous trout stream, the Big Flatbrook combines pristine beauty with
excellent catches. The river rivals many of the premier trout streams in the northeastern United
States, and up to 30,000 trout are stocked during the season. The middle portion of the river,
between Route 206 and Little Flatbrook River, produces the best results. A designated fly-fishing
area runs from Route 206 about 4 miles downstream to Mountain Road and receives
well-deserved praise from anglers. Drive 1.1 miles north of the Stokes State Forest office on
Route 206 and turn left on Route 560 (Dingmans Road). Proceed .6 mile to the parking area on
the corner of Brook Road, a thin dirt road paralleling the river. The section of the river along
Brook Road is prime trout territory, but parking is a creative endeavor if you travel any farther
west.
New Jersey's Top Five Inland Fishing Destinations

2. Lake Hopatcong
At 9 miles long and covering 2,685 acres, Lake Hopatcong is New Jersey’s largest lake, and one
of the most heavily stocked bodies of water in the state. During a recent typical stocking
season, the lake received more than 10,000 trout, 144,000 walleye, 25,000 hybrid striped bass,
1,400 tiger muskellunge, and 1,300 muskellunge. The Division of Fish and Wildlife added almost
900,000 walleye fry the same year. Massive fish are caught at Lake Hopatcong every day, some
approaching the state record 33.2 pound channel catfish landed here in 1978, and a 13 pound
rainbow trout caught in 1988. The lake would already be one of New Jersey’s finest fishing
destinations if the list ended there, but you will also find excellent populations of pickerel, yellow
perch, and catfish, along with a good number of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie,
carp, and sunfish. This is one of the few lakes that allows unrestricted outboard motors, in
addition to Jet Skis, sailboats, and kayaks. There’s a boat ramp at the north end of the lake, and
private marinas rent almost anything that floats, from canoes to catamarans. The best access is
from Hopatcong State Park, located on the east side of Lakeside Boulevard about one mile south
of the Borough of Hopatcong.

3. Ken Lockwood Gorge
A popular fly-fishing destination, this is another area that combines beauty, serenity, and
productive fishing. Receiving 60,000 trout annually, the Raritan River as a whole is the most
heavily stocked trout stream in New Jersey, and the section running through Ken Lockwood
gets its share at about 30,000 trout. Environmentalist Ken Lockwood spent countless hours
away from his desk at the Newark Evening News fly-fishing The Elbow, a trout hot spot just
downstream from the railroad bridge. Follow Route 513 south from the Voorhees State Park
office for 1.4 miles and turn left on Cregar Road (the road is not
marked at the turn). Follow Cregar Road, which turns into
Cokesbury Road, for 1 mile to the Raritan River. Cross over the river
and turn left at the end of the bridge onto Raritan River Road (the
road is not marked at the turn). Drive north on Raritan River Road
for .1 mile to enter Ken Lockwood Gorge Wildlife Management
Area. Proceed along the potholed access road with care. Follow the
river north for another 1.4 miles to the railroad bridge and a small
parking area.
The Raritan River at Ken Lockwood Gorge

4. Round Valley Reservoir
Round Valley has produced more state records than any body of
water in New Jersey save the Delaware River. Deep water and
secluded coves produce the best fishing in the entire state if you’re
looking for huge trout. A 32 pound, 8 once lake trout was caught
here in 2002, along with record brown trout (21.4 pounds),
smallmouth bass (7.1 pounds), and an American eel weighing in at
6.8 pounds caught in 2005. Rainbow, brook, and brown trout are stocked at a rate of 9,000 per
year, and another 16 species inhabit the reservoir, including catfish, yellow perch, pickerel, and
sunfish. Round Valley is also one of New Jersey’s premier spots for largemouth bass, which
are sought after second only to the trout and weigh in at up to 10 pounds. A boat launch .8 mile
north of the park entrance has concrete ramps, but fishing from the shore anywhere along the
Water Trail is almost as productive. The reservoir is a trophy trout lake subject to special
restrictions, so check the latest regulations before venturing out. Round Valley Recreation Area
is located in Hunterdon County, 1.5 miles south of Lebanon Borough on the east side of Route
629.

5. Delaware River
The Delaware appears last on this list only because it is so popular that it almost needs no
mention. The river is responsible for more records than any other body of water in the state,
including a 29 pound tiger muskellunge, a 13.6 pound walleye, and a 42 pound, 1 ounce carp
landed in 1987. The Delaware does not encounter one dam in its 330-mile journey past the
borders of four states, making it the longest free-flowing river in the eastern United States. This
unbroken flow is essential for fish species that depend on migration and spawning runs, such as
American shad, striped bass, and river herring. Huge American shad run in May, and the boat
ramp area at Eshback near Worthington State Forest is known as a local shad hot spot.
Smallmouth bass, muskellunge, walleye, and catfish are also common near Worthington, and
fly-fishing is popular for trout. A boat ramp next to the Worthington State Forest office gives
easy access to the river, although you will find many access points along the Delaware's entire
course.

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