Fishing near Chatham in Morris County, NJ

3.5 Rating based on 14 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Other (Saltwater), Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Spot, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 84
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 65
  •  
  • Discuss Chatham area fishing in our New Jersey Fishing Forum

Chatham Fishing Photos

Boonton Reservoir near Chatham

Boonton Reservoir

Added by: jimbuoy
View Full Size
Largemouth Bass cost me $239 bucks!!! near Chatham

Largemouth Bass cost me $239 bucks!!!

Don't fish here, unless you are ready to deal with a ticket! Just a heads up!
Added by: jerseyjohn
View Full Size
Largemouth Bass near Chatham

Largemouth Bass

Not that big, but nice for first cast...
Added by: jerseyjohn
View Full Size
Rahway River near Chatham

Rahway River

Added by: jimbuoy
View Full Size

Top Fishing Spots near Chatham

Lake Surprise
Lake Surprise

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 1209

Green Brook
Green Brook

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 745

Burnham Park Ponds
Burnham Park Ponds

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 5314

Whippany River
Whippany River

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 5202

Wilson Park Pond
Wilson Park Pond

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 767

Weequahic Lake
Weequahic Lake

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 2010

Chatham Area Fish Species

Recent Chatham Fishing Reports

Rising Trout Fishing Report Jun 03, 2011

Rising Trout

Someplace,NJ -

Evening hatch spinner fall Cahill's...

No Reviews Views:
Review Report
Created by: hllywd
Map It
First Carp Fishing Report Sep 07, 2014

First Carp

Seeley's Pond -

In early August I began my journey into carp fishing. My local fishing spot is over fished and I rarely catch anything other than sunnies. However, wh...

No Reviews Views:
Review Report
Created by: carnu
Map It
Reservoir in North Jersey... Fishing Report Apr 19, 2009

Reservoir in North Jersey...

Reservoir in North Jersey... -

I went here at 12:30PM and didn't really think we would catch much. I was DEAD wrong!!! My third cast of the day brought in a nice Smallmouth Bass...

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 3 Views:
Review Report
Created by: jerseyjohn
Map It
Clyde Potts Reservoir (They Got Me!!!) Fishing Report Aug 09, 2010

Clyde Potts Reservoir (They Got Me!!!)

Clyde Potts Reservoir (Mendham Township) -

I went out here with two friends and the fishing was EXCELLENT! We fished for 40 minutes before the police came. They were the nicest cops ever. They ...

No Reviews Views:
Review Report
Created by: jerseyjohn
Map It
ELIZABEATH SEAPORT Fishing Report May 19, 2013

ELIZABEATH SEAPORT

ELIZABETH NJ -

FISHING FOR BASS AND BLUES...

No Reviews Views:
Review Report
Created by: gjb1969
Map It
Pond magic time! Fishing Report Jul 12, 2010

Pond magic time!

Rossevelt park, NJ -

I went down to Roosevelt park to do some bassin. I was useing a white booyah pond magic. Just casting along the sides of the lake which hold the most ...

No Reviews Views:
Review Report
Created by: pondmagic66
Map It

Baits and Tackle used near Chatham

Check Prices

  • Small gold-colored spinner and double-blade spinner with white skirt.
  • Small Gold-Colored Spinner and Double-Blade Spinner with White Skirt
  • power bait
  • Spinners
    Topwater lures
    Worms
    Corn
  • Killie/ Gulp combo
  • Cast net
  • Killie & Squid Combo
    Killie & Gulp Combo
    Gulp & Squid
  • used live eels
  • Yellow Gulp
    Spearing
    Fluke belly
  • Chummed the waters with old ground up bait.

    Peanut bunker
    Squid
    Killies

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Chartreuse salamander, Senko

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Chucks of spot
  • Sand worms
  • netted fresh bunk er live linening and using heads. lots of bluefish on cut, mostly bass on live.
  • clam
  • BLACK WORMS

Minnow Check Prices

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

Lizard Check Prices

  • Strike King KVD Perfect Plastic Hawg in Green Pumpkinseed with coffee and salt scent/flavor

Fly (Other) Check Prices

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Jointed
  • Craw fish thingy
  • craw fish thingy

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • Texas Rigged Worm with no weight.

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

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

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • wollybugger,olive, conehead

Herring Check Prices

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Just hook up a night crawler and get fishing
  • Drifted, floated worms

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

Blade Bait Check Prices

Worm Check Prices

  • Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!
  • 4" Watermelon Yamamoto, Texas rigged
  • Texas-Rigged Worm with bullet sinker.

Grub Check Prices

  • real slow

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • trout mag

Other Check Prices

  • Corn
  • Fat heads
  • power bait
  • Fresh Clams
  • Earth Worms Threaded through spider wire
  • peanut bunker live & motor oil worms
  • clams and blood worms
  • hot dogs

Stay Updated

Sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay updated on Chatham fishing and other New Jersey fishing. You'll also receive community updates, invites to try new features and promotions from our partners.

NJ Fish Finder

Social Links