Fishing near Essex Fells in Essex County, NJ
- Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Spot, Trout, Yellow Perch, Summer Flounder (Fluke)
- # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 78
- # of reports within 25 miles: 53
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Essex Fells Fishing Photos
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]Added by: kakready
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Top Fishing Spots near Essex Fells
Whippany River
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Boonton Reservoir
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Passaic River
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Dundee Lake
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Columbia Lake
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Weequahic Lake
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Essex Fells Area Fish Species
Recent Essex Fells Fishing Reports
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 03, 2011
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Rising TroutSomeplace,NJ - Evening hatch spinner fall Cahill's... |
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Jul 18, 2009
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Mac Donalds LakeWayne, NJ - Nice little lake, clear water, nice bass. I've caught several every time I've gone. ... |
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May 22, 2011
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oldham pondhaledon, NJ - small pond... |
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May 22, 2011
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Oldham pondhaledon, NJ - Small pond |
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Apr 06, 2010
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I Can't Tell...New Jersey Restricted Areas - It was a little chilly around 5:50am. We had to leave early while it was still dark to get into where we had to get. Overall, we caught about 80 fish ... |
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Baits and Tackle used near Essex Fells
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- power bait
- Small gold-colored spinner and double-blade spinner with white skirt.
- Small Gold-Colored Spinner and Double-Blade Spinner with White Skirt
- used live eels
- Killie/ Gulp combo
- Killie & Squid Combo
Killie & Gulp Combo
Gulp & Squid - 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
- netted fresh bunk er live linening and using heads. lots of bluefish on cut, mostly bass on live.
- Sand worms
- BLACK WORMS
Roundhead Jig Check Prices
- Jighead itza-bug trailer
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- 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
Fly (Other) Check Prices
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!
- swim jigs w/trailers
- A white Booyah pond magic
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
- Most plastics were Texas rigged. I also use a Rapala on the rocky side of the lake.
- Texas-Rigged Worm with bullet sinker.
- Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!
Other Check Prices
- Fat heads
- power bait
- Corn
- hot dogs
- Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.
- Fresh Clams
- peanut bunker live & motor oil worms