Fishing near Andover in Sussex County, NJ

4.06 Rating based on 14 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Trout, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Rainbow Trout, Calico Bass(Black Crappie)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 57
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 46
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Lake Mohawk near Andover

Lake Mohawk

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Yellow Perch near Andover

Yellow Perch

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Top Fishing Spots near Andover

Cranberry Lake
Cranberry Lake

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Lake Aeroflex
Lake Aeroflex

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Pequest River
Pequest River

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Lake Mohawk
Lake Mohawk

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Paulins Kill
Paulins Kill

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Lake Musconetcong
Lake Musconetcong

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Andover Area Fish Species

Recent Andover Fishing Reports

Local Lake Fishing Report May 07, 2010

Local Lake

Upper Lake - Sparta NJ -

Went fishing last week one night from 5 - 7:30 PM and caught 6 LM Bass. Here are some pictures of the larger ones...

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Lake Hopatcong Fishing Report Jun 10, 2012

Lake Hopatcong

Lake Hopatcong, NJ -

Fair day.
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A morning on the lake Fishing Report Jun 01, 2012

A morning on the lake

Budd Lake -

Good morning on the Lake. Bouncing a green rubber worm and hitting the Bass ...

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Fishing for recovery.. Fishing Report Jun 23, 2011

Fishing for recovery..

Private lake in Sparta -

PJ and I were out to a private lake after work yesterday at 5:30pm. Got there with the thunderstorms. As we waited for the lightning to leave, we got ...

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River fishing Fishing Report Apr 08, 2009

River fishing

Delaware Rived -

The mid section of the Delaware is a premier spot for smallmouth bass, walleye with muskie and pike as well. The section refferred to is from Stocton...

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My "Secret" Honey Hole Fishing Report Jun 14, 2010

My "Secret" Honey Hole

I can't tell... -

We pulled up around 5:05AM and started hiking in shortly after. Ahhh, to cut a long story short we "KILLED" 'em Sunday!!!...

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Baits and Tackle used near Andover

Check Prices

  • Small gold-colored spinner and double-blade spinner with white skirt.
  • Small Gold-Colored Spinner and Double-Blade Spinner with White Skirt
  • Senko, black with blue flake
  • 6" Senko in Black/ Lg blue flake

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • Had no luck with the crank baits.
    The sunfish stripping the worms from the hooks.
    We hooked by using soft swimbaits tip with a small piece of worm.
  • Dropshot Zoom flukes 2-3 inches for all sort of fish such as crappies, LMB and SMB

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • wollybugger,olive, conehead

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Chartreuse salamander, Senko

Roundhead Jig Check Prices

  • Unpainted jig tipped with 3 or 4 inch curley tail grub has been my favorite here. Spinnerbaits and crank baits work well also

Minnow Check Prices

  • Live shiners, top water baits shallow crank bait. Troll in deeper water

Worm Check Prices

  • Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!
  • Texas-Rigged Worm with bullet sinker.
  • 6 inch Senkos Black with blue flake
  • Senkos, black with blue flake
  • Black with blue flake senkos
  • Senko's black with blue flake
  • Senko, black with blue flake
  • 4" Watermelon Yamamoto, Texas rigged

Fly (Other) Check Prices

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Jointed
  • Big O in bass pattern
  • Cordel Big O in perch pattern
  • big o white with black back
  • Big O
  • Big o
  • Cordell Big O in bass pattern
  • Deep diving ( 8-10 ft ) perch pattern
  • Big O in white with black back
  • Bass pattern big O

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • Texas Rigged Worm with no weight.

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • I was fishing spinners all day and they were really on...
  • Number 2 spinner with slow retrieve... Got'em all day!
  • Slow retrieve

Other Check Prices

  • 5 inch senko in black with blue flake
  • hot dogs

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