Fishing near Livingston in Essex County, NJ
- Most Caught Species: Other (Saltwater), Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Spot, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Trout
- # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 83
- # of reports within 25 miles: 64
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Livingston 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 Livingston
Whippany River
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Lake Surprise
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Boonton Reservoir
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Burnham Park Ponds
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Weequahic Lake
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Green Brook
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Livingston Area Fish Species
Recent Livingston Fishing Reports
Jun 03, 2011
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Rising TroutSomeplace,NJ - Evening hatch spinner fall Cahill's... |
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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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Sep 07, 2014
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First CarpSeeley'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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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 19, 2013
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ELIZABEATH SEAPORTELIZABETH NJ - FISHING FOR BASS AND BLUES... |
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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 Livingston
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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
- Spinners
Topwater lures
Worms
Corn - Killie & Squid Combo
Killie & Gulp Combo
Gulp & Squid - Cast net
- 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
- clam
- 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
- Craw fish thingy
- craw fish thingy
- 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
Blade Bait Check Prices
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!!
Panfish Jig Check Prices
- trout mag
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- Corn
- Fat heads
- power bait
- hot dogs
- Fresh Clams
- Earth Worms Threaded through spider wire
- Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.
- peanut bunker live & motor oil worms
- clams and blood worms