43 public waters in the North Jersey (Skylands & Gateway) region — 34 lakes/reservoirs and 9 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a New Jersey licence.
See every public fishing venue in New Jersey on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
A 740-acre Bergen County lake serving North Jersey anglers with solid largemouth and smallmouth bass populations, yellow perch and crappie in deeper structure, and reliable bluegill and chain pickerel action. Common carp and yellow bullhead provide alternative targets for patient anglers.
Overpeck Lake, a 190-acre lake in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Passaic and Bergen Counties, New Jersey — Pompton Lake is a 186-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Woodcliff Lake Resevoir, a 138-acre lake in Bergen County, New-Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Ramapo Lake (95 acres) sits in Passaic and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Bergen County, New-Jersey — Oradell Reservoir is a 90-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve Lake (74 acres) sits in Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
In Bergen County, New-Jersey, Kingsland Impoundment is a 68-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, Dundee Lake is a 60-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
In Bergen County, New-Jersey, Haledon Reservoir is a 59-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Sussex and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, Whites Pond is a 47-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. An NJDEP spring/fall Trout-stocked lake — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked from the Pequest Hatchery, over a resident Largemouth Bass and pickerel population.
Mehrhof Pond (40 acres) sits in Bergen County, New-Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Teal Pool (30 acres) sits in Bergen County, New-Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Bergen County, New-Jersey, Schlegel Lake is a 26-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Hoppers Lake (23 acres) sits in Bergen County, New-Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Potash Lake, a 22-acre lake in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: An NJDEP spring/fall Trout-stocked lake — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked from the Pequest Hatchery, over a resident Largemouth Bass and pickerel population.
Bergen County, New-Jersey — Darlington Lake is a 18-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Darlington Park Pond (Darlington Lake) (18 acres) sits in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Scarlet Oak Pond (17 acres) sits in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Bergen County, New-Jersey — Baker Pond is a 17-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Lake Appert (15 acres) sits in Bergen County, New-Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. Lakes and ponds across the Northeast typically hold largemouth and smallmouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, and panfish such as bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
MacMillan Reservoir (13 acres) sits in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Otto Pehle Pond (Otto C Pehle Park Pond), a 9-acre lake in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Mill Pond (Silver Lake), a 9-acre lake in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: An NJDEP spring/fall Trout-stocked lake — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked from the Pequest Hatchery, over a resident Largemouth Bass and pickerel population.
In Bergen County, New Jersey, Indian Lake is a 6-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. An NJDEP spring/fall Trout-stocked lake — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked from the Pequest Hatchery, over a resident Largemouth Bass and pickerel population.
Coopers Park Pond (4 acres) sits in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
In Bergen County, New Jersey, Wooddale Park Pond is a 4-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Cooper Pond, a 4-acre lake in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: An NJDEP spring/fall Trout-stocked lake — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked from the Pequest Hatchery, over a resident Largemouth Bass and pickerel population.
In Bergen County, New Jersey, Wood Dale County Park Pond is a 4-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. An NJDEP spring/fall Trout-stocked lake — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked from the Pequest Hatchery, over a resident Largemouth Bass and pickerel population.
In Bergen County, New Jersey, Dahnerts Lake (Dahnarts Lake) is a 3-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. An NJDEP spring/fall Trout-stocked lake — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked from the Pequest Hatchery, over a resident Largemouth Bass and pickerel population.
In Bergen County, New Jersey, Wild Duck Pond is a 3-acre lake, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Zabriskies Pond (Hartung Lake) (3 acres) sits in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Weyble Pond (3 acres) sits in Passaic and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Liberty Park Pond (1 acres) sits in Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. A New Jersey pond or small lake — Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Sunfish, Crappie and Yellow Perch, most with a car-top launch or shore access.
Bergen, Passaic and Morris Counties, New Jersey — Ramapo River is a 32 km stream, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: An NJDEP-stocked Trout stream — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked heavily through spring from the Pequest Hatchery, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches.
Hohokus Brook runs 13 km through Bergen County, New Jersey, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: An NJDEP-stocked Trout stream — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked heavily through spring from the Pequest Hatchery, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches.
Bergen County, New Jersey — Saddle River (below Allendale Rd.) is a 12 km stream, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: An NJDEP-stocked Trout stream — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked heavily through spring from the Pequest Hatchery, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches.
In Bergen County, New Jersey, Hackensack River is a 17 km river or creek, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. An NJDEP-stocked Trout stream — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked heavily through spring from the Pequest Hatchery, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches.
In Bergen County, New Jersey, Pascack Creek is a 6 km river or creek, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. An NJDEP-stocked Trout stream — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked heavily through spring from the Pequest Hatchery, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches.
In Bergen County, New Jersey, Tienekill Creek is a 7 km river or creek, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. An NJDEP-stocked Trout stream — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked heavily through spring from the Pequest Hatchery, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches.
Bergen County, New Jersey — Saddle River (above Allendale Rd.) is a stream, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife: An NJDEP-stocked Trout stream — rainbow, brown and Brook Trout stocked heavily through spring from the Pequest Hatchery, with Smallmouth Bass in the warmer lower reaches.
In Bergen County, New Jersey, Bear Swamp Brook is a 3 km river or creek, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. New Jersey Trout-stocked with in-season closures; state-designated Wild Trout Stream (native Brook Trout).
In Bergen County, New Jersey, Saddle River is a 29 km river or creek, managed by New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. New Jersey state-designated Wild Trout Stream (Wild Brown Trout).
Across its mapped waters, Bergen County holds 18 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, Black Crappie and Brown Bullhead.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the New Jersey map Join PiscaMapsOne New Jersey freshwater fishing licence covers every public water in the state, Round Valley Reservoir and Lake Hopatcong included — the resident annual is about $22.50, the non-resident annual about $34, plus a Trout Stamp (~$10.50 resident / ~$20 non-resident) to fish for or possess trout. New Jersey residents 70 and older and anyone under 16 fish free. Buy at nj.gov/dep/fgw.