Fishing near Morris Township in Morris County, NJ

3.56 Rating based on 13 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Trout, Rainbow Trout, Sunfish, Brook Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 74
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 46
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Morris Township Fishing Photos

Largemouth Bass cost me $239 bucks!!! near Morris Township

Largemouth Bass cost me $239 bucks!!!

Don't fish here, unless you are ready to deal with a ticket! Just a heads up!
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Largemouth Bass near Morris Township

Largemouth Bass

Not that big, but nice for first cast...
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Boonton Reservoir near Morris Township

Boonton Reservoir

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my trophy bass near Morris Township

my trophy bass

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My buddy Mike, his boat near Morris Township

My buddy Mike, his boat

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Landing near Morris Township

Landing

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Top Fishing Spots near Morris Township

Burnham Park Ponds
Burnham Park Ponds

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Shongum Lake
Shongum Lake

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Black River Pond
Black River Pond

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Horseshoe Lake (fisherman's Alley)
Horseshoe Lake (fisherman's Alley)

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Boonton Reservoir
Boonton Reservoir

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Whippany River
Whippany River

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Morris Township Area Fish Species

Recent Morris Township Fishing Reports

Clyde Potts Reservoir (They Got Me!!!) Fishing Report Aug 09, 2010

Clyde Potts Reservoir (They Got Me!!!)

Clyde Potts Reservoir (Mendham Township) -

I went out here with two friends and the fishing was EXCELLENT! We fished for 40 minutes before the police came. They were the nicest cops ever. They ...

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Reservoir in North Jersey... Fishing Report Apr 19, 2009

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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Rising Trout Fishing Report Jun 03, 2011

Rising Trout

Someplace,NJ -

Evening hatch spinner fall Cahill's...

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First Carp Fishing Report Sep 07, 2014

First Carp

Seeley'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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Lake Hopatcong Fishing Report Jun 10, 2012

Lake Hopatcong

Lake Hopatcong, NJ -

Fair day.
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A morning on the lake Fishing Report Jun 01, 2012

A morning on the lake

Budd Lake -

Good morning on the Lake. Bouncing a green rubber worm and hitting the Bass ...

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Baits and Tackle used near Morris Township

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  • Small gold-colored spinner and double-blade spinner with white skirt.
  • Small Gold-Colored Spinner and Double-Blade Spinner with White Skirt
  • Spinners
    Topwater lures
    Worms
    Corn
  • power bait

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Chartreuse salamander, Senko

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Chucks of spot

Minnow Check Prices

  • Live shiners, top water baits shallow crank bait. Troll in deeper water

Jerk Bait Check Prices

  • Dropshot of a plastic fish jerkbait 3 inches

Fly (Other) Check Prices

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Jointed
  • Craw fish thingy
  • craw fish thingy

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

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • wollybugger,olive, conehead

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • Dropshot Zoom flukes 2-3 inches for all sort of fish such as crappies, LMB and SMB

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Drifted, floated worms

Herring Check Prices

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

Blade Bait Check Prices

Worm Check Prices

  • Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!
  • Texas-Rigged Worm with bullet sinker.
  • 4" Watermelon Yamamoto, Texas rigged

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • trout mag

Other Check Prices

  • Corn
  • Fat heads
  • power bait
  • hot dogs
  • Earth Worms Threaded through spider wire

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