Fishing near Elizabeth in Union County, NJ

3.86 Rating based on 9 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Other (Saltwater), Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Spot, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Bluefish
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 73
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 56
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Top Fishing Spots near Elizabeth

Weequahic Lake
Weequahic Lake

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Newark Bay
Newark Bay

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Wilson Park Pond
Wilson Park Pond

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Kill Van Kull
Kill Van Kull

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Carteret Fishing Pier
Carteret Fishing Pier

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Arthur Kill
Arthur Kill

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Elizabeth Area Fish Species

Recent Elizabeth Fishing Reports

ELIZABEATH SEAPORT Fishing Report May 19, 2013

ELIZABEATH SEAPORT

ELIZABETH NJ -

FISHING FOR BASS AND BLUES...

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Created by: gjb1969
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fishing in bayonne vets park Fishing Report May 13, 2013

fishing in bayonne vets park

bayonne nj newark bay -

fishing for bass and blues in a big storm with fresh bunker all blues no bass fish were on the small side but fun ...

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Created by: gjb1969
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jersey city fishing Fishing Report May 25, 2013

jersey city fishing

jersey city nj -

fishing for bass on the hudson river in jersey city with bunker chunks...

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Created by: gjb1969
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Bass fishing Fishing Report May 29, 2009

Bass fishing

staten island -

was fishing raritian bay area was great top fish was 37lbs....

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Created by: richard1968
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Auther Kill Fishing Report Oct 19, 2012

Auther Kill

Auther Kill -

Started out in the bay, but it turned nasty with strong wind, white caps and a fast drift. Looked for a sheltered area in the Kill and only caught one...

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striped  bass Fishing Report Oct 02, 2008

striped bass

13 can ambrose channel -

fished on the hook. live eels am trip 1 small 30 inch let go ...

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Baits and Tackle used near Elizabeth

Check Prices

  • used live eels
  • Chummed the waters with old ground up bait.

    Peanut bunker
    Squid
    Killies
  • Yellow Gulp
    Spearing
    Fluke belly
  • Killie & Squid Combo
    Killie & Gulp Combo
    Gulp & Squid
  • Killie/ Gulp combo
  • bunker chunks,clams
  • Cast net
  • used clam & frozen bunker
  • power bait
  • spearing

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

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

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Chartreuse salamander, Senko

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

  • The hula popper I was using looked like a frog the cup was red and the skirt of it was black

Lizard Check Prices

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

Crankbait Check Prices

  • craw fish thingy
  • Craw fish thingy

Bass Jig Check Prices

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • A white Booyah pond magic
  • Slow retrieve

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • wollybugger,olive, conehead

Herring Check Prices

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Just hook up a night crawler and get fishing

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

Blade Bait Check Prices

Grub Check Prices

  • real slow

Worm Check Prices

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • trout mag

Other Check Prices

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

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