Fishing near East Hanover in Morris County, NJ

3.5 Rating based on 14 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Spot, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Trout, Striped Bass, Yellow Perch
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 82
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 52
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Boonton Reservoir near East Hanover

Boonton Reservoir

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Mac Donalds Lake near East Hanover

Mac Donalds Lake

We've caught bass all around this lake and the one behind it [on same side of Alexander Ave - other side of Alexander Ave is private lake]
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crappie near East Hanover

crappie

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bass near East Hanover

bass

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Split Rock Reservoir 07/26/2008 near East Hanover

Split Rock Reservoir 07/26/2008

Off Rt. 80 West Rockaway/Hibernia Exit near Green Pond Road.
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Split Rock Reservoir near East Hanover

Split Rock Reservoir

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Top Fishing Spots near East Hanover

Whippany River
Whippany River

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Boonton Reservoir
Boonton Reservoir

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Burnham Park Ponds
Burnham Park Ponds

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Lake Surprise
Lake Surprise

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Shongum Lake
Shongum Lake

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Pompton River
Pompton River

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East Hanover Area Fish Species

Recent East Hanover Fishing Reports

Reservoir in North Jersey... Fishing Report Apr 19, 2009

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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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Rising Trout Fishing Report Jun 03, 2011

Rising Trout

Someplace,NJ -

Evening hatch spinner fall Cahill's...

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Mac Donalds Lake Fishing Report Jul 18, 2009

Mac Donalds Lake

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Nice little lake, clear water, nice bass. I've caught several every time I've gone. ...

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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...

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Kakeout resevior  Fishing Report May 16, 2011

Kakeout resevior

Kinnelon, NJ -

private resevior need permit...

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Split Rock 07/26/2008 Fishing Report Jul 26, 2008

Split Rock 07/26/2008

Split 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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Baits and Tackle used near East Hanover

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
  • used live eels
  • Killie/ Gulp combo

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Chartreuse salamander, Senko

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

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

Roundhead Jig Check Prices

  • Jighead itza-bug trailer

Minnow Check Prices

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

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • heddon Torpedo topwater

Lizard Check Prices

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

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Crankbait Check Prices

  • Jointed
  • tried out this live target crankbait by koppers.. Wow

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!
  • A white Booyah pond magic
  • 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

  • 4" Watermelon Yamamoto, Texas rigged
  • Texas-Rigged Worm with bullet sinker.
  • Most plastics were Texas rigged. I also use a Rapala on the rocky side of the lake.
  • Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!

Other Check Prices

  • Corn
  • Fat heads
  • power bait
  • hot dogs
  • Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.
  • Fresh Clams
  • Earth Worms Threaded through spider wire

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