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Best Lake Area Fishing Spots

164 Fishing Spots New Jersey

The Best Lake Area Fishing Spots in New Jersey encompasses 164 fishing destinations, including 116 legendary lakes, 45 abundant reservoirs, 2 tidal bays and one legendary river. Anglers visiting this region can expect productive waters holding Largemouth Bass, Catfish, and other popular gamefish, with opportunities ranging from quiet shore fishing to adventurous boat outings.

Local fishing conditions here are shaped by the region's geography and climate patterns. Fishing is productive from April through October, with spring and fall offering the best action. Many of these spots see less pressure than more well-known destinations, offering a more intimate fishing experience.

Experienced anglers in New Jersey recommend matching your technique to the specific water conditions in this zone. During warmer months, topwater action can be explosive at dawn and dusk on the lakes. As water temperatures drop, transitioning to slower presentations like jigs and drop-shot rigs produces consistent catches. Ice fishing is available during winter months in the northern portions, targeting panfish and walleye through the ice.

Most fishing spots in the Best Lake Area Fishing Spots are accessible via paved roads, with many offering designated parking areas and clear trails to the water. Public boat ramps are available at the larger lakes, typically with no launch fee or a nominal daily charge. Several spots also have accessible fishing piers, making them suitable for anglers with mobility limitations. Cell service can be spotty in the more remote areas of this zone, so downloading offline maps before your trip is recommended.

All 164 Fishing Spots in This Zone

Lakes (116)

2 Gatehall Drive Pond

πŸ“ 40.8480, -74.4668
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Ancients Pond

πŸ“ 40.9667, -74.2120
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Baker Mill Pond

πŸ“ 40.9036, -74.5987
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Barbour Pond

πŸ“ 40.9612, -74.2300
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Barton Pond

πŸ“ 40.8818, -74.4675
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Beaver Pond

πŸ“ 40.9578, -74.4733
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Bee Meadow Pond

πŸ“ 40.8349, -74.4147
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Bee Meadow Pond

πŸ“ 40.8336, -74.4103
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Best Lake

πŸ“ 40.6394, -74.4488
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Bloodgoods Pond

πŸ“ 40.6303, -74.2977
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Botts Pond

πŸ“ 40.9439, -74.3689
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Breen's Pond

πŸ“ 40.9958, -74.2929
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Briant Pond

πŸ“ 40.7153, -74.3358
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Cabin Lake

πŸ“ 40.8785, -74.4573
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Canoe/Kayak Access

πŸ“ 40.9825, -74.2978
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Cat Swamp Pond

πŸ“ 40.7696, -74.5253
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Clark Pond

πŸ“ 40.9011, -74.5464
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Clover Hill Pond

πŸ“ 40.6598, -74.5198
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Cooks Pond

πŸ“ 40.9130, -74.4583
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Cooper Pond

πŸ“ 40.8924, -74.4613
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Country Club Ponds

πŸ“ 40.9489, -74.2358
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Country Club Ponds

πŸ“ 40.9481, -74.2337
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Crane's Mill Lake

πŸ“ 40.8440, -74.3069
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Crestmere Lake

πŸ“ 40.9650, -74.2825
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Crystal Lake

πŸ“ 40.8005, -74.2478
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Dealaman Pond

πŸ“ 40.6286, -74.5060
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Diamond Spring Pond

πŸ“ 40.9013, -74.4672
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Duck Pond

πŸ“ 40.7496, -74.2608
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Durham Pond

πŸ“ 40.9942, -74.4461
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Egbert lake

πŸ“ 40.9970, -74.4778
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Fern Lake

πŸ“ 40.8787, -74.4613
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Fox's Pond

πŸ“ 40.9066, -74.5173
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G-2 Pond

πŸ“ 40.9589, -74.5214
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Gaeds Pond

πŸ“ 40.9428, -74.2011
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Gatehall Drive Pond

πŸ“ 40.8470, -74.4635
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Green Acres Pond

πŸ“ 40.6173, -74.4388
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Grover Cleveland Pond

πŸ“ 40.8340, -74.2877
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Hedden Pond

πŸ“ 40.8785, -74.5788
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Hinchman Pond

πŸ“ 40.9491, -74.2236
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Hollstein Lake

πŸ“ 40.8888, -74.5010
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Horshoe Pond

πŸ“ 40.6074, -74.4474
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Hussa Pond

πŸ“ 40.8919, -74.4967
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Jackson Pond

πŸ“ 40.6306, -74.2855
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Jones Pond

πŸ“ 40.7916, -74.5063
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Kayak Launch

πŸ“ 40.9845, -74.2964
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Kayak Launch

πŸ“ 40.9869, -74.2801
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Kayak Launch

πŸ“ 40.9891, -74.2800
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Kelley's Pond (at Brookside Grove)

πŸ“ 40.7500, -74.3810
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Kitchell Pond

πŸ“ 40.7679, -74.4554
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Koehler Pond

πŸ“ 40.9513, -74.4328
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Koehler Pond

πŸ“ 40.9459, -74.4362
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Lake Ames

πŸ“ 40.9526, -74.5014
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Lake Emma

πŸ“ 40.9841, -74.4796
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Lake Intervale

πŸ“ 40.8908, -74.4214
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Lake Surprise

πŸ“ 40.6893, -74.3750
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Lake Telemark

πŸ“ 40.9599, -74.5001
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Lake Vincent

πŸ“ 40.8031, -74.2624
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Lakeview Terriost Lake with waterfall

πŸ“ 40.9145, -74.3528
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Laurel Pond

πŸ“ 40.9886, -74.2680
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Lincoln Park Lake

πŸ“ 40.9405, -74.2960
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Lionshead Lake

πŸ“ 40.9738, -74.2586
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Little Mitten Lake

πŸ“ 40.9868, -74.4530
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Little Pond

πŸ“ 40.9414, -74.2279
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Little Seeley's Pond

πŸ“ 40.6708, -74.4014
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Long Pond

πŸ“ 40.7625, -74.4305
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Longwood Lake

πŸ“ 40.9851, -74.5361
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Lower Echo Lake

πŸ“ 40.6762, -74.3394
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Manor Lake

πŸ“ 40.8823, -74.4273
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Masar Park Pond

πŸ“ 40.9352, -74.4001
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McDonald's Ponds

πŸ“ 40.9556, -74.2829
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McDonald's Ponds

πŸ“ 40.9562, -74.2853
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Mendham Commons Pond

πŸ“ 40.7873, -74.5936
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Mill Pond

πŸ“ 40.8852, -74.2047
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Milton Lake

πŸ“ 40.6080, -74.3007
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Mindowaskin Pond

πŸ“ 40.6546, -74.3468
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Mirror Lake

πŸ“ 40.8818, -74.4596
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Mirror Pond

πŸ“ 40.8509, -74.4480
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Mount Hope Pond

πŸ“ 40.9298, -74.5484
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Moxon Pond

πŸ“ 40.6779, -74.3658
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Munsee Pond

πŸ“ 40.6411, -74.2920
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New Pond

πŸ“ 40.9867, -74.4236
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Noe Pond

πŸ“ 40.7363, -74.4243
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North Pond

πŸ“ 40.7363, -74.3221
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Openaki Lake

πŸ“ 40.8557, -74.5279
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Packanack Lake

πŸ“ 40.9397, -74.2556
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Pio Costa Lake

πŸ“ 40.9359, -74.2920
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Rainbow Lake

πŸ“ 40.8821, -74.4629
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Randall's Pond

πŸ“ 40.9868, -74.2892
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Round Pond

πŸ“ 40.7638, -74.4299
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Roveres Lake

πŸ“ 40.9076, -74.2585
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Sawmill Pond

πŸ“ 40.9728, -74.3332
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Seeley's Pond

πŸ“ 40.6688, -74.4024
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Shackamaxon Lake

πŸ“ 40.6294, -74.3529
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Silver Pond

πŸ“ 40.7958, -74.4431
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Sokol Pond

πŸ“ 40.9360, -74.4562
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South Pond

πŸ“ 40.7358, -74.3249
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Speedwell Lake

πŸ“ 40.8141, -74.4850
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Stillwell Pond

πŸ“ 40.9572, -74.5241
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Stirling Lake

πŸ“ 40.6771, -74.4945
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Suchorsky Boat Launch

πŸ“ 40.8880, -74.2396
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Suntan Lake

πŸ“ 40.9911, -74.3285
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Swins' Ponds

πŸ“ 40.9252, -74.2335
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Swins' Ponds

πŸ“ 40.9261, -74.2326
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Swins' Ponds

πŸ“ 40.9270, -74.2320
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Ted’s Pond

πŸ“ 40.8466, -74.5540
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Tom's Lake

πŸ“ 40.9576, -74.2592
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Twilight Lake

πŸ“ 40.8802, -74.4564
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Upper Echo Lake

πŸ“ 40.6736, -74.3457
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Upper Pond

πŸ“ 40.9870, -74.2682
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Upper Rainbow Lake

πŸ“ 40.8796, -74.4599
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Ursino Lake

πŸ“ 40.6806, -74.2317
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Van Dorans Mill Pond

πŸ“ 40.7339, -74.5436
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West Lake

πŸ“ 40.9769, -74.3655
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Wildwood Lake

πŸ“ 40.8948, -74.4342
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Wilson Pond

πŸ“ 40.6366, -74.2672
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Woodland Lake

πŸ“ 40.9595, -74.2859
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Reservoirs (45)

Birchwood Lake

πŸ“ 40.8956, -74.4503
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Butler Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.9835, -74.3737
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Campbells Pond

πŸ“ 40.7374, -74.3041
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Canoe Brook Reservoir Number Three

πŸ“ 40.7857, -74.3579
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Carters Pond

πŸ“ 40.9764, -74.3953
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Cedar Grove Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.8591, -74.2131
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Cedar Lake

πŸ“ 40.9105, -74.4732
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Clyde Potts Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.8069, -74.5839
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Dalrymple Pond

πŸ“ 40.8542, -74.5798
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Deer Lake

πŸ“ 40.9420, -74.4051
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Diamond Mill Pond

πŸ“ 40.7322, -74.3070
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Dixons Pond

πŸ“ 40.9382, -74.4435
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Dover Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.8723, -74.5723
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Franklin Lake

πŸ“ 40.9884, -74.2211
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Griffith Pond

πŸ“ 40.9218, -74.4167
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Hood Pond

πŸ“ 40.9182, -74.4202
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Jaqui Pond

πŸ“ 40.8256, -74.4945
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Jays Pond

πŸ“ 40.9681, -74.4019
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Lake Estling

πŸ“ 40.8799, -74.4985
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Lake Hiawatha

πŸ“ 40.8786, -74.3710
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Lake Juliet

πŸ“ 40.9624, -74.4070
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Lake Montowac

πŸ“ 40.9070, -74.3601
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Lake Reality

πŸ“ 40.9709, -74.3730
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Lake Tumble-In

πŸ“ 40.9240, -74.4360
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Lake Valhalla

πŸ“ 40.9327, -74.3745
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Mount Hope Lake

πŸ“ 40.9273, -74.5340
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Mount Kemble Lake

πŸ“ 40.7428, -74.5241
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Mount Tabor Lake

πŸ“ 40.8694, -74.4846
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Mountain Meadows Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.8387, -74.5152
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Old Greystone Lower Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.8380, -74.5029
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Old Greystone Upper Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.8390, -74.5042
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Orange Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.7638, -74.2860
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Point View Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.9745, -74.2479
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Powder Mill Pond

πŸ“ 40.8659, -74.4788
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Robinson's Branch Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.6174, -74.3116
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Silver Lake

πŸ“ 40.7529, -74.4712
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Spring Lake

πŸ“ 40.7846, -74.4805
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Sunrise Lake

πŸ“ 40.7879, -74.5451
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Sunset Lake

πŸ“ 40.8885, -74.4537
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Surprise Lake

πŸ“ 40.9541, -74.3542
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Taylortown Reservoir

πŸ“ 40.9603, -74.3746
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Walrus Pond

πŸ“ 40.8320, -74.4673
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Washington Pond

πŸ“ 40.9038, -74.5822
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Watchung Lake

πŸ“ 40.6355, -74.4556
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White Meadow Lake

πŸ“ 40.9249, -74.5187
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Bays (2)

Rivers (1)

Rahway River Access (stairs)

πŸ“ 40.6590, -74.3100
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Frequently Asked Questions

Anglers in this zone commonly target Largemouth Bass, Catfish, and Bluegill. Species availability varies by water body and season β€” check individual spot pages for specific species information.

Yes, a valid New Jersey fishing license is required to fish at any location within this zone. Licenses can be purchased online through the New Jersey wildlife agency or at local bait shops.

Fishing is productive from April through October, with spring and fall offering the best action. Water conditions, hatches, and fish behavior all vary by season, so checking recent local reports before your trip is always a good idea.

Many of the larger lakes in this zone have public boat launches and ramp access. Shore fishing is also available at numerous locations. Check individual spot details for specific access information.