Good fishing spots?
Can anyone recommend some good fishing holes around Hackettstown/Allamuchy area? Thanks much!
Farmall49 East Ave bridge in Hackettstown. The billboards on RT 57 next to the Mansfield Rescue. Follow RT 46 to the Water Gap and any spot on the Pequest will be fine. Good luck and tell us how you did
Singlemaleinnj Ooh, asking for secrets now?
Wish I had some...
Tilcon Lake may be good with a kayak. I've only caught small bluegill and one small bass from the shore.
Ghost Lake has very hungry bluegill but limited shore access (lots of lily pads along the shore to snag on).
There's a pond off Califon Road that has a lot of crappie if you find the school of them. They like shiners... Not hitting much on worms... and watch out for the large snapping turtle that likes to go for your bait. The bluegill aren't bad here, and I also caught a decent perch.
Allamuchy pond seems like a baby bluegill haven and has very limited areas to cast from the shore.
Mark Mc. 
fitter 
judy 
Nyrguywhat do you want to fish for?
For trout, try the musky in Stephen's State Park
For bass or panfish try Ghost Lake in Jenny Jump State Forest.
Booster90 So now that it's a bit, shall we say, chilly outside... anyone thinking of going ice fishing?
I haven't gone on the ice for years, so I don't have any gear, but may buy a few things to get back into it. Anyone know what the conditions are on various lakes now?
Never been ice fishing... Hate the cold, but thought it would be neat to try once.. Can't wait till warm weather comes!
Caught this guy in the Ken Lockwood Gorge in Califon a few weeks ago. It's my favorite spot. A little too cold now to sit in the middle of the river. Never been ice fishing. Would like to try sometime.
MeisterNJ 
I heard Aeroflex is up to at least 4"of ice. Just walked out onto Tilcon. 4" to 5" near the shore and thicker towards the middle (there is still some open water but the ice is growing - as evidenced by the creepy cracking sounds which are actually a good thing) .
I bought most of the gear I need, so I'll probably go out next weekend.
Looks like it'll be well below freezing for the foreseeable future, so the ice will be getting thicker. Hopefully not too thick since I bought a hand auger, not a powered one ;)
Ice fishing season will be winding down soon. I'll probably go out again this Sunday to see what I can catch.
I went to Allamuchy Pond for a bit this past weekend before it started to snow. The ice is 16" thick at the moment. I only caught one bass but didn't keep it. It was a "legal" size (12" minimum) but wasn't very fat.
Nice Mark Mc. I've seen a bunch of guys ice fishing on the Delaware in the Gap recently.
On the opposite end of the spectrum I will be fly fishing for bonefish and tarpon tomorrow morning in Grand Cayman. Hope I Catch a couple this time.
Not telling..... because then I'll be fishing shoulder to shoulder , along the shoreline with a bunch of burly rude jerks , in their waders tangling me up. Yes..... there are some very nice people with good fishing etiquette ....but those who have experienced this know what I'm talking about.
sallysimpson 
Allamuchy pond, plenty of catfish & nice size. First time fishing this pond & caught 2 with in 1 hour.
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