North New Jersey

Lakes, reservoirs and trout rivers in the Highlands and the Ridge and Valley, from Lake Hopatcong and Greenwood Lake to the Musconetcong, the Flat Brook and the Delaware Water Gap, plus the Hudson waterfront at Liberty State Park. Walleye, muskies, landlocked salmon and wild trout are all on the menu.

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LakeTilcon LakeTilcon Lake is an accident of nature: an abandoned quarry in Allamuchy Mountain State Park that filled in a single after…ReservoirMerrill Creek ReservoirMerrill Creek Reservoir is a 650-acre, privately owned reservoir in Harmony Township, Warren County, open to public fish…RiverPaulinskill RiverThe Paulinskill River runs 41.6 miles from marshland near Newton down the Kittatinny Valley to the Delaware River at Col…RiverPequest RiverThe Pequest River runs 35.7 miles from Stickles Pond near Newton to the Delaware River at Belvidere, fed by springs and…LakeFurnace LakeFurnace Lake, in Oxford, Warren County, is only 53 acres but fishes far above its size. It's the smallest lake New Jerse…LakeAllamuchy PondAllamuchy Pond is a 50-acre pond in Allamuchy Mountain State Park, just off Interstate 80 at exit 19. It's entirely publ…RiverBig Flat BrookThe Big Flat Brook, which The Fisherman calls New Jersey's most beautiful trout river, starts below Saw Mill Lake in Hig…RiverDelaware River at the Water GapFor about 40 miles above the Delaware Water Gap, the Delaware River winds between New Jersey and Pennsylvania through th…LakeGreenwood LakeGreenwood Lake stretches across the New York–New Jersey line, with its southern end in West Milford, Passaic County. It…LakeLake AeroflexLake Aeroflex, in Andover Township, Sussex County, is small at 119 acres but 110 feet deep, the deepest natural lake in…Fishing AreaLiberty State ParkLiberty State Park sits on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, with the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Manhattan…ReservoirMonksville ReservoirMonksville Reservoir, about 505 acres in West Milford, Passaic County, sits between Greenwood Lake and the Wanaque Reser…ReservoirNewark Watershed ReservoirsThe Newark Watershed covers 35,000 acres of rocky, wooded highlands in Passaic and Sussex counties along Route 23, and f…LakeSwartswood LakeSwartswood Lake is a 519-acre glacial lake in Sussex County and the heart of Swartswood State Park, New Jersey's first s…LakeWawayanda LakeWawayanda Lake sits high in the hills of Wawayanda State Park in Vernon Township, Sussex County. At 255 acres and up to…LakeBudd LakeBudd Lake sits right along Route 46 in Morris County, a few miles from Interstate 80, and it's easy to overlook. At 376…LakeJefferson LakeJefferson Lake is a quiet 46-acre lake off Waterloo Road in Sussex County: no salmon, trout or muskies and no special de…LakeWhite LakeWhite Lake is a 69-acre, spring-fed lake in Hardwick Township, Warren County, named for the white marl (clay and shell)…RiverMusconetcong RiverThe Musconetcong River, "the Musky" to locals, runs 45.7 miles from the Lake Hopatcong dam southwest through the Highlan…LakeLake HopatcongLake Hopatcong is New Jersey's largest lake: about nine miles long and 2,686 acres on the Sussex–Morris county line, for…

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Species in this region

American Shad

Black Crappie

Brook Trout

Brown Trout

Chain Pickerel

Channel Catfish

Hybrid Striped Bass

Lake Trout

Landlocked Salmon

Muskellunge

Northern Pike

Scup (Porgy)

Smallmouth Bass

Tautog (Blackfish)

Walleye

White Catfish

Yellow Perch

Striped Bass

Bluefish

Fluke (Summer Flounder)

Weakfish

Largemouth Bass

Rainbow Trout