Fishing near Dover in Morris County, NJ
- Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Trout, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Brook Trout
- # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 70
- # of reports within 25 miles: 38
- Discuss Dover area fishing in our New Jersey Fishing Forum
Dover Fishing Photos
Nice chain pickerel
Fishing with a cheap lure I was trying out and suddenly hooked in to something huge!Added by: extremeangler
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Lake Hopatcong
Jefferson House is a great restaurant to check out if youre on the lakeAdded by: overstdr
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Top Fishing Spots near Dover
Shongum Lake
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Black River Pond
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Horseshoe Lake (fisherman's Alley)
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Lake Hopatcong
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Burnham Park Ponds
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Lake Musconetcong
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Dover Area Fish Species
Recent Dover Fishing Reports
Aug 09, 2010
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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 ... |
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Jun 10, 2012
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Lake HopatcongLake Hopatcong, NJ - Fair day. |
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Apr 19, 2009
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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... |
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Jun 14, 2010
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My "Secret" Honey HoleI 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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Jul 26, 2008
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Split Rock 07/26/2008Split Rock Reservoir - Started out way in the back past the islands around 6:00 or 6:15. I hooked into the Smallmouth around 6:45 on a small gold colored spinner. It was 1lb... |
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Sep 25, 2008
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Split Rock Resevoir 09/22/08Split Rock Resevoir in Rockaway New jersey - I went out with my buddy about 6:00am and we had non-stop action...... |
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Baits and Tackle used near Dover
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
Soft Baits Check Prices
- Chartreuse salamander, Senko
Minnow Check Prices
- Live shiners, top water baits shallow crank bait. Troll in deeper water
Fly (Other) Check Prices
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- Jointed
Bass Jig Check Prices
- Texas Rigged Worm with no weight.
Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices
- Slow retrieve
- I was fishing spinners all day and they were really on...
- Number 2 spinner with slow retrieve... Got'em all day!
- swim jigs w/trailers
Wet Fly Check Prices
- wollybugger,olive, conehead
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Dry Fly Check Prices
- Emergers, Duns, and Spinners
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Worm Check Prices
- Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!
- Texas-Rigged Worm with bullet sinker.
- 4" Watermelon Yamamoto, Texas rigged
- Most plastics were Texas rigged. I also use a Rapala on the rocky side of the lake.
Other Check Prices
- hot dogs
- Corn
- power bait
- Fat heads
- Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.