Fishing near Boonton in Morris County, NJ
- Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Trout, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Brook Trout
- # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 73
- # of reports within 25 miles: 39
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Boonton Fishing Photos
Split Rock Reservoir 07/26/2008
Off Rt. 80 West Rockaway/Hibernia Exit near Green Pond Road.Added by: jerseyjohn
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Split Rock Resevoir
It was a very tough hike. I had to park about a mile and a half from resevoir and hike in thry tough terrain. There is a parking lot on the other side but that it overfished.Added by: jerseyjohn
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Top Fishing Spots near Boonton
Boonton Reservoir
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Whippany River
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Splitrick Reservoir
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Pompton River
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Shongum Lake
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Green Pond
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Boonton Area Fish Species
Recent Boonton Fishing Reports
Apr 19, 2009
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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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May 16, 2011
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Kakeout reseviorKinnelon, NJ - private resevior need permit... |
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Jul 26, 2008
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Split Rock 07/26/2008Split 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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Sep 25, 2008
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Split Rock Resevoir 09/22/08Split 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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Jul 18, 2009
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Mac Donalds LakeWayne, NJ - Nice little lake, clear water, nice bass. I've caught several every time I've gone. ... |
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Apr 05, 2009
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Trout Fishing Somewhere I Wasn't Supposed to Be...Pequannock River (Near Pequannock) - A friend and I went out trout fishing just to outside on a beautiful morning. Little did we know the trout were "on fire." From the 2nd cast... |
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Baits and Tackle used near Boonton
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
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
Fly (Other) Check Prices
Crankbait Check Prices
- Jointed
- 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
- 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
Dry Fly Check Prices
- Emergers, Duns, and Spinners
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Worm Check Prices
- 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.
- Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!
Other Check Prices
- power bait
- Fat heads
- hot dogs
- Corn
- Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.