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Guide to top places to fish for bass, catfish, crappie and more in NJ

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  • Greenwood Lake
  • Lake Hopatcong
  • Manasquan Reservoir
  • Merrill Creek Reservoir
  • Monksville Reservoir
  • Round Valley Reservoir
  • Spruce Run Reservoir
  • Union Lake

Top Overall Fishing Lakes

Lake Hopatcong, Merrill Creek Reservoir, Monksville Reservoir, Manasquan Reservoir, Union Lake, and Round Valley Reservoir are the most popular lakes in New Jersey. Others include Spruce Run Reservoir, Swartswood Lake, Farrington Lake and Split Rock Reservoir. Most lakes offer anglers the chance to pursue a variety of fish species year round, including ice fishing on some of these waters.


Bass Fishing Lakes

Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass

Lake Hopatcong, Round Valley Reservoir and Manasquan Reservoir top the list, but on any given day great bass fishing is possible at Merrill Creek Reservoir, Greenwood Lake, Monksville Reservoir and Union Lake. More...


Catfish Fishing Lakes

Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish

White Catfish

Lake Hopatcong, Merrill Creek Reservoir, Monksville Reservoir and Round Valley Reservoir are favorite options. Assunpink Lake, Spruce Run Reservoir, Echo Lake and Union Lake are some other popular choices. More...


Crappie Fishing Lakes

Black Crappie
Fishing For Black Crappie

White Crappie
Fishing For white Crappie

Assunpink Lake, Swartswood Lake, Mercer Lake and Delaware Lake
are local favorites. Other popular catfish lakes include Farrington Lake, Greenwood Lake, Lake Carnegie, Lake Musconetcong, Mercer Lake, Monksville Reservoir and Union Lake. Ice fishing for crappie is popular at many of these lakes. More...


Walleye Fishing Lakes

Walleye<
Walleye

The Delaware River, Greenwood Lake, Lake Hopatcong, Monksville Reservoir and Swartswood Lake are considered some of the top choices for walleye fishing. More...


Trout Fishing Lakes

Rainbow trout
Rainbow Trout

Brown trout
Brown Trout

Lake trout
Lake Trout

Brook trout
Brook Trout

New Jersey provides trout anglers with some great fishing options. Round Valley Reservoir, Lake Hopatcong, Lake Musconetcong, Merrill Creek Reservoir, Swartswood Lake, Lake Hopatcong, Greenwood Lake and Lake Aeroflex are good choices for rainbow, brook, brown and lake trout. More...


Striped Bass & Hybrid Striper Lakes

Striped Bass
Striped Bass

Hybrid Striped Bass
Hybrid Striped Bass

The Delaware River, Lake Hopatcong, Manasquan Reservoir and Spruce Run Reservoir are the top options for striped bass and/or hybrid striped bass. Other choices include Assunpink Lake, Cranberry Lake and Union Lake. More...


Salmon Lakes

Landlocked Atlantic Salmon
Landlocked Salmon

Lake Aeroflex, Tilcon Lake, Wawayanda Lake and Merrill Creek Reservoir are the primary lakes for landlocked sockeye salmon fishing. More...


Sunfish, Perch & Panfish Lakes

Bluegill
Bluegill

Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Rock Bass
Rock Bass

White Perch
White Perch

Yellow Perch
Yellow Perch

Greenwood Lake, Lake Hopatcong, Manasquan Reservoir, Monksville Reservoir and Round Valley Reservoir are popular spots to fish for bluegill, bream, perch and other sunfish. Additional good spots for panfish include Swartswood Lake and Union Lake. More...


 

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