Fishing near Kinnelon in Morris County, NJ

3.79 Rating based on 17 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Trout, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Brook Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 73
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 37
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crappie near Kinnelon

crappie

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bass near Kinnelon

bass

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Great Day of trout Fishing! near Kinnelon

Great Day of trout Fishing!

Beautiful scenery...
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Split Rock Resevoir near Kinnelon

Split Rock Resevoir

It was a very tough hike. I had to park about a mile and a half from resevoir and hike in thry tough terrain. There is a parking lot on the other side but that it overfished.
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Split Rock Reservoir near Kinnelon

Split Rock Reservoir

Off Rt. 80 West...
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Split Rock Reservoir 07/26/2008 near Kinnelon

Split Rock Reservoir 07/26/2008

Off Rt. 80 West Rockaway/Hibernia Exit near Green Pond Road.
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Top Fishing Spots near Kinnelon

Splitrick Reservoir
Splitrick Reservoir

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Echo Lake
Echo Lake

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Green Pond
Green Pond

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Wanaque River
Wanaque River

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Pompton River
Pompton River

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Ramapo River
Ramapo River

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Kinnelon Area Fish Species

Recent Kinnelon Fishing Reports

Kakeout resevior  Fishing Report May 16, 2011

Kakeout resevior

Kinnelon, NJ -

private resevior need permit...

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Trout Fishing Somewhere I Wasn't Supposed to Be... Fishing Report Apr 05, 2009

Trout Fishing Somewhere I Wasn't Supposed to Be...

Pequannock River (Near Pequannock) -

A friend and I went out trout fishing just to outside on a beautiful morning. Little did we know the trout were "on fire." From the 2nd cast...

Avg. Rating: 5
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Split Rock Resevoir  09/22/08 Fishing Report Sep 25, 2008

Split Rock Resevoir 09/22/08

Split 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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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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My "Secret" Honey Hole Fishing Report Jun 14, 2010

My "Secret" Honey Hole

I 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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Mac Donalds Lake Fishing Report Jul 18, 2009

Mac Donalds Lake

Wayne, NJ -

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

Avg. Rating: 3
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Baits and Tackle used near Kinnelon

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

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

  • heddon Torpedo topwater

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

  • Number 2 spinner with slow retrieve... Got'em all day!
  • I was fishing spinners all day and they were really on...
  • Slow retrieve
  • swim jigs w/trailers

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • wollybugger,olive, conehead

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

Blade Bait Check Prices

Worm Check Prices

  • 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.
  • Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!

Other Check Prices

  • hot dogs
  • power bait
  • Fat heads
  • Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.
  • Corn

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