Fishing near Metuchen in Middlesex County, NJ

3.5 Rating based on 8 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Other (Saltwater), Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Spot, Bluefish, Calico Bass(White Crappie)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 78
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 50
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Rahway River near Metuchen

Rahway River

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Smith Creek near Metuchen

Smith Creek

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Regular Fishing Hole near Metuchen

Regular Fishing Hole

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Regular Fishing Hole near Metuchen

Regular Fishing Hole

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Regular Fishing Hole near Metuchen

Regular Fishing Hole

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Auther Kill near Metuchen

Auther Kill

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Top Fishing Spots near Metuchen

Roosevelt Park Pond
Roosevelt Park Pond

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Rahway River
Rahway River

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Raritan River
Raritan River

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Raritan River
Raritan River

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Westons Mill Pond
Westons Mill Pond

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Washington Flats
Washington Flats

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Metuchen Area Fish Species

Recent Metuchen Fishing Reports

Pond magic time! Fishing Report Jul 12, 2010

Pond magic time!

Rossevelt park, NJ -

I went down to Roosevelt park to do some bassin. I was useing a white booyah pond magic. Just casting along the sides of the lake which hold the most ...

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Raritan River Flounder Fishing Report Aug 07, 2008

Raritan River Flounder

Raritan River, south side of the Parkway bridge -

Fished on the south side of Parkway bridge in the channel and cought two 18 in flounders and five 14-17 in. shorties....

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Eel Fishing Fishing Report Aug 07, 2008

Eel Fishing

Raritan River Flats -

Went out to fish for Eel's so that I coul use them for both bait and chum. We cought about 45 Eel's that ranged in sizes from 15 inches to 36 ...

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John F. Kennedy Memorial Park Fishing Report Jun 20, 2013

John F. Kennedy Memorial Park

John F. Kennedy Memorial Park -

Local Lake/Pond that I hit 4 times or more a week....

Avg. Rating: 5
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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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Out on the new Boat Fishing Report Jun 19, 2013

Out on the new Boat

Raritain Bay -

First trip out in my Friends new boat for an overnight fishing trip.
Lots of Striper Action....

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Baits and Tackle used near Metuchen

Check Prices

  • Cast net
  • Killie/ Gulp combo
  • Killie & Squid Combo
    Killie & Gulp Combo
    Gulp & Squid
  • Spinners
    Topwater lures
    Worms
    Corn
  • Yellow Gulp
    Spearing
    Fluke belly
  • Chummed the waters with old ground up bait.

    Peanut bunker
    Squid
    Killies
  • bunker chunks,clams
  • used live eels
  • used clam & frozen bunker
  • spearing

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

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

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

Herring Check Prices

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Just hook up a night crawler and get fishing
  • Drifted, floated worms

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

Worm Check Prices

Grub Check Prices

  • real slow

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • trout mag

Other Check Prices

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

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