Fishing near Rutherford in Bergen County, NJ

3.43 Rating based on 8 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Spot, Trout, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Weakfish
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 69
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 52
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the gf near Rutherford

the gf

even the girlfriends beat mine... and it was only the 2nd time i took her fishing!
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07' fish near Rutherford

07' fish

this was the largest fish of my '07...sad i know
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Top Fishing Spots near Rutherford

Passaic River
Passaic River

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Columbia Lake
Columbia Lake

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Indian Lake
Indian Lake

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Hudson County Park
Hudson County Park

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Dundee Lake
Dundee Lake

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Saddle River County Park
Saddle River County Park

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Rutherford Area Fish Species

Recent Rutherford Fishing Reports

I Can't Tell... Fishing Report Apr 06, 2010

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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danhert's Fishing Report May 16, 2011

danhert's

Garfield, NJ -

small pond...

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Danhert's Lake Fishing Report May 16, 2011

Danhert's Lake

Garfield nj -

Small pond...

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jersey city fishing Fishing Report May 25, 2013

jersey city fishing

jersey city nj -

fishing for bass on the hudson river in jersey city with bunker chunks...

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oldham pond Fishing Report May 22, 2011

oldham pond

haledon, NJ -

small pond...

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Oldham pond Fishing Report May 22, 2011

Oldham pond

haledon, NJ -

Small pond
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Baits and Tackle used near Rutherford

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  • power bait
  • used live eels
  • Small gold-colored spinner and double-blade spinner with white skirt.
  • Small Gold-Colored Spinner and Double-Blade Spinner with White Skirt
  • Chummed the waters with old ground up bait.

    Peanut bunker
    Squid
    Killies
  • Yellow Gulp
    Spearing
    Fluke belly
  • bunker chunks,clams
  • used clam & frozen bunker
  • Killie & Squid Combo
    Killie & Gulp Combo
    Gulp & Squid
  • Killie/ Gulp combo

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Chartreuse salamander, Senko

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

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

Roundhead Jig Check Prices

  • Jighead itza-bug trailer

Minnow Check Prices

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

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • heddon Torpedo topwater
  • TOPWATER SPINNERBAIT

Jerk Bait Check Prices

Crankbait Check Prices

  • 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
  • swim jigs w/trailers
  • Number 2 spinner with slow retrieve... Got'em all day!
  • I was fishing spinners all day and they were really on...
  • A white Booyah pond magic

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

Other Check Prices

  • Fat heads
  • power bait
  • Corn
  • peanut bunker live & motor oil worms
  • Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.
  • hot dogs
  • Fresh Clams

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