Fishing near Morristown in Morris County, NJ

3.56 Rating based on 13 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Trout, Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Sunfish
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 75
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 53
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Largemouth Bass cost me $239 bucks!!! near Morristown

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 Morristown

Largemouth Bass

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

Boonton Reservoir

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my trophy bass near Morristown

my trophy bass

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My buddy Mike, his boat near Morristown

My buddy Mike, his boat

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Landing near Morristown

Landing

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Top Fishing Spots near Morristown

Burnham Park Ponds
Burnham Park Ponds

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Shongum Lake
Shongum Lake

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Boonton Reservoir
Boonton Reservoir

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Whippany River
Whippany River

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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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Morristown Area Fish Species

Recent Morristown 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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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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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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Baits and Tackle used near Morristown

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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
  • power bait
  • Spinners
    Topwater lures
    Worms
    Corn

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

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

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

Nightcrawler Check Prices

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

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!!
  • 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.

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • trout mag

Other Check Prices

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

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