Fishing near Wharton in Morris County, NJ

3.73 Rating based on 15 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Trout, Yellow Perch, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Calico Bass(Black Crappie), Rainbow Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 70
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 34
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Wharton Fishing Photos

Nice chain pickerel near Wharton

Nice chain pickerel

Fishing with a cheap lure I was trying out and suddenly hooked in to something huge!
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Good bass fishing day near Wharton

Good bass fishing day

Fun day of bass fishing reeled one up!
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night bass near Wharton

night bass

Nice night time fishing bass
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Lake Hopatcong near Wharton

Lake Hopatcong

Jefferson House is a great restaurant to check out if youre on the lake
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Landing near Wharton

Landing

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My buddy Mike, his boat near Wharton

My buddy Mike, his boat

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Top Fishing Spots near Wharton

Black River Pond
Black River Pond

Avg. Rating: 0
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Lake Hopatcong
Lake Hopatcong

Avg. Rating: 4.333
# Reviews: 3
Views: 5847

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

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
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Shongum Lake
Shongum Lake

Avg. Rating: 0
# Reviews:
Views: 3162

Lake Musconetcong
Lake Musconetcong

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 5380

Musconetcong River
Musconetcong River

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
Views: 3624

Wharton Area Fish Species

Recent Wharton Fishing Reports

Lake Hopatcong Fishing Report Jun 10, 2012

Lake Hopatcong

Lake Hopatcong, NJ -

Fair day.
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Avg. Rating: 3
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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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Created by: jerseyjohn
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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!!!...

Avg. Rating: 5
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Created by: jerseyjohn
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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...

Avg. Rating: 4
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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 ...

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 4 Views:
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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...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Baits and Tackle used near Wharton

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

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

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!
  • swim jigs w/trailers

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

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

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
  • Most plastics were Texas rigged. I also use a Rapala on the rocky side of the lake.

Other Check Prices

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

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