Fishing near Hightstown in Mercer County, NJ

3.42 Rating based on 13 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Other (Saltwater), Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Spot, Catfish, Calico Bass(White Crappie)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 78
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 46
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Hightstown Fishing Photos

Assunpink lake near Hightstown

Assunpink lake

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Lake Mercer near Hightstown

Lake Mercer

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Hightstown fishing photo 3

off the canoe on Davidsons Millpond
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Nj brown trout near Hightstown

Nj brown trout

landed my first fish ever on barbie rod! Brown trout!
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Barbie did it again!  near Hightstown

Barbie did it again!

Caught larry on barbie rod!
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Top Fishing Spots near Hightstown

Brainerd Lake
Brainerd Lake

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Lake Assunpink
Lake Assunpink

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
Views: 28768

Stone Tavern Lake
Stone Tavern Lake

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Miry Run
Miry Run

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Cranbury Brook
Cranbury Brook

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# Reviews:
Views: 861

Assunpink Creek
Assunpink Creek

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
Views: 4511

Hightstown Area Fish Species

Recent Hightstown Fishing Reports

assunpink Fishing Report Sep 10, 2012

assunpink

lake assunpink -

awesome spot to fish for bass pikerel...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Created by: bishopfish666
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rising sun Fishing Report Sep 10, 2012

rising sun

rising sun lake -

awesome!!!...

Avg. Rating: 3
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bored and cold  Fishing Report Jan 06, 2009

bored and cold

spotswood, nj -

just a tiny little lake by me good for sunfish and crappie...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Quick Trip Fishing Report Aug 07, 2009

Quick Trip

Farrington Lake, NJ -

Just a Quick trip here to fish off a bridge and catch a few catfish...

Avg. Rating: 3
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Created by: mptminded
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Farrington Lake Fishing Report Jun 22, 2012

Farrington Lake

Farrington Lake, NJ -

I spent almost 3 hours in Farrington lake, got 5+ White bass fishes(8 inches ) and small lobster(5 Inches) length. ...

Avg. Rating: 3
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cold water bass Fishing Report Jan 07, 2009

cold water bass

itssss... cold... like 43 out...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Created by: milkman666
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Baits and Tackle used near Hightstown

Check Prices

  • Spinners
    Topwater lures
    Worms
    Corn
  • Cast net
  • Killie/ Gulp combo
  • Killie & Squid Combo
    Killie & Gulp Combo
    Gulp & Squid
  • Bronze Spinner
  • cornmeal
  • Yellow Gulp
    Spearing
    Fluke belly

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • clam
  • Sand worms
  • Chucks of spot
  • either cubed mackeral,trout worms,nught crawlers

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
  • Big O in white or yellow
  • I like Big O or little Big O in white, chrome or Chartruese

Bass Jig Check Prices

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • A white Booyah pond magic

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Just hook up a night crawler and get fishing
  • Drifted, floated worms
  • Night crawler out did minnow's.

Herring Check Prices

Worm Check Prices

Grub Check Prices

  • real slow

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • trout mag
  • 3 inch twister grub in white

Other Check Prices

  • Earth Worms Threaded through spider wire
  • Power Bait, garlic Yelllow
  • clams and blood worms
  • Fresh Clams
  • bunker chunks

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