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Blue Lake Area Fishing Spots

173 Fishing Spots New Jersey

The Blue Lake Area Fishing Spots offers 173 fishing opportunities across New Jersey's 110 productive lakes and 63 scenic reservoirs. Whether you're chasing Largemouth Bass, Catfish, and other popular gamefish or simply looking for a peaceful day on the water, this region delivers.

Local fishing conditions here are shaped by the region's geography and climate patterns. Fishing is productive from April through October, with spring and fall offering the best action. Many of these spots see less pressure than more well-known destinations, offering a more intimate fishing experience.

Tackle selection for this zone should account for the variety of water types present. Medium-action spinning rods work well for most lake fishing here, while heavier setups are recommended for larger species like catfish. Live bait — nightcrawlers, minnows, and cut shad — remains highly effective across all water types. For catch-and-release fishing, barbless hooks and proper handling techniques help maintain the zone's healthy fish populations.

The Blue Lake Area Fishing Spots is well-suited for both day trips and extended fishing vacations. With 173 spots to explore, you could spend weeks discovering new water in this zone alone. Budget-friendly camping and RV parks are scattered throughout the area, and many spots allow bank fishing without the need for a boat. Download the coordinates from our spot listings to program your GPS, and always verify current access conditions before heading to a new location.

All 173 Fishing Spots in This Zone

Lakes (110)

Algonquian Waters Lake

📍 41.0593, -74.3700
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Banks Pond

📍 41.2654, -74.5018
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Barry Lakes

📍 41.1948, -74.4421
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Barry Lakes

📍 41.2001, -74.4369
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Bear Swamp Lake

📍 41.0367, -74.3642
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Bogue Pond

📍 41.0138, -74.3352
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Boy Scout Lake

📍 41.0742, -74.3469
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Brushwood Pond

📍 41.1040, -74.2329
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Cannonball Lake

📍 41.0870, -74.2281
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Canoe Access

📍 41.2880, -74.5340
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Canoe Access

📍 41.2599, -74.5491
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Canoe Access

📍 41.2623, -74.5379
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Cartop Launch

📍 41.1421, -74.3014
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Cliffwood Lake

📍 41.1077, -74.4796
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Cold Spring Lake

📍 41.0144, -74.3514
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Conrad Pond

📍 41.0170, -74.2247
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Crystal Lake

📍 41.0333, -74.2405
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Cupsaw Lake

📍 41.1169, -74.2493
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Dogwood Pond

📍 41.0302, -74.4893
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Duck Pond

📍 41.1138, -74.2397
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East Highland Lake

📍 41.1724, -74.4532
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Gatun Pond

📍 41.1088, -74.2310
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Genaders Pond

📍 41.0504, -74.3841
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Gordon Lakes

📍 41.0535, -74.3621
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Gordon Lakes

📍 41.0562, -74.3612
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Great Gorge Lake

📍 41.1618, -74.5210
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Green Pond

📍 41.0050, -74.4953
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Green Turtle Pond

📍 41.1462, -74.3294
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Hanks Pond

📍 41.0828, -74.4368
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Harrison Mountain Lake

📍 41.1064, -74.3179
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Hawthorne Lake

📍 41.0575, -74.5898
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Heaters Pond

📍 41.0717, -74.5854
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Hidden Valley Lake

📍 41.0727, -74.2789
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High Crest Lake

📍 41.0202, -74.3744
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Hill Lake

📍 41.3040, -74.3394
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Hird Lake

📍 41.0403, -74.3872
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Hoot Owl Lake

📍 41.0008, -74.4042
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Iaoapogh Lake

📍 41.0900, -74.2292
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Indian Trail Lake

📍 41.0619, -74.3691
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Kearfott Lake

📍 41.0179, -74.3044
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Kitchell Lake

📍 41.0893, -74.3539
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Kloibers Pond

📍 41.2675, -74.2122
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Kohout Lake

📍 41.1925, -74.3938
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Lake Iosco

📍 41.0307, -74.3214
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Lake Kampfe

📍 41.0320, -74.3463
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Lake Lookout

📍 41.1568, -74.4347
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Lake Tamarack

📍 41.0507, -74.2439
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Lake Vreeland

📍 41.0631, -74.2400
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Lake Wanda

📍 41.1819, -74.4534
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Lake Wildwood

📍 41.1525, -74.5240
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Laurel Lake

📍 41.1458, -74.4758
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Leeper Pond

📍 41.1541, -74.3939
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Little Cedar Pond

📍 41.1805, -74.2762
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Livingston Ponds

📍 41.2057, -74.4336
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Livingston Ponds

📍 41.2119, -74.4380
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Lokenhurst Pond

📍 41.3276, -74.5506
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Lookover Lake

📍 41.1475, -74.4043
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Louemma Lake

📍 41.2575, -74.4971
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Lower Morse Lake

📍 41.0217, -74.3163
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Lower Mount Glen Lake

📍 41.0775, -74.3649
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Lower Twin Lake

📍 41.0159, -74.2978
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Matos Lake

📍 41.1775, -74.5061
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Matthews Lake

📍 41.0503, -74.3617
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Mirror Lake

📍 41.0312, -74.2330
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Misty Pond

📍 41.0057, -74.4334
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Mombasha Lake

📍 41.2814, -74.2062
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Mountain Lake

📍 41.1806, -74.5000
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Mountain Springs Lake

📍 41.0378, -74.3822
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North Boat Launch

📍 41.1369, -74.3069
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Oakwood Lake

📍 41.0135, -74.3391
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Parker Lake

📍 41.1997, -74.3952
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Pinecliff Lake

📍 41.1311, -74.3749
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Pinecrest Lake

📍 41.1015, -74.3861
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Placid Pond

📍 41.3157, -74.2182
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Potake Pond

📍 41.1358, -74.2140
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Private Pond (45 Glenwood Mt Road)

📍 41.2577, -74.5145
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Rainbow Lake

📍 41.0303, -74.3049
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Route 565 Canoe Launch

📍 41.1941, -74.5750
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Ryker Lake

📍 41.0522, -74.5495
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Saffin Pond

📍 41.0057, -74.5871
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Sawmill Pond

📍 41.1249, -74.4991
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Scarletelli Pond

📍 41.0702, -74.2801
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Serpentine Lake

📍 41.2481, -74.2308
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Seymour's Pond

📍 41.2121, -74.3736
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Shady Lake

📍 41.0490, -74.3678
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Shepherd Lake

📍 41.1375, -74.2266
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Skyline Lakes

📍 41.0720, -74.2729
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Smith Pond

📍 41.0133, -74.2490
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Smith Pond

📍 41.0117, -74.2342
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South Boat Launch

📍 41.1268, -74.3009
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South Twin Lake

📍 41.0118, -74.2971
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Sterling Lake

📍 41.2069, -74.2588
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Sunset Lake

📍 41.0546, -74.3863
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Surprise Lake

📍 41.1854, -74.3469
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Terrace Pond

📍 41.1390, -74.3947
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Timberbrook Pond

📍 41.0125, -74.4593
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Todd Lake

📍 41.0476, -74.2413
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Tuxedo Lake

📍 41.1961, -74.2100
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Twilinger Lake

📍 41.0198, -74.3108
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Upper East Highland Lake

📍 41.1642, -74.4552
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Upper Erskine Lake

📍 41.0974, -74.2460
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Upper Highland Lake

📍 41.1799, -74.4670
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Upper Morse Lake

📍 41.0190, -74.3166
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Van Nostrand Lake

📍 41.0360, -74.3741
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Vernon Valley Lake

📍 41.2281, -74.4866
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Warwick Lake

📍 41.2757, -74.4019
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West Pond

📍 41.1848, -74.3535
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Weyble Pond

📍 41.1123, -74.2262
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White Rock Lake

📍 41.0346, -74.5165
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Zeliff Pond

📍 41.0449, -74.3670
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Reservoirs (63)

Baker Pond

📍 41.0058, -74.2224
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Bear Swamp Lake

📍 41.0969, -74.2173
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Blue Lake

📍 41.1632, -74.2602
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Canistear Reservoir

📍 41.1217, -74.4847
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Cantys Lake

📍 41.0034, -74.3859
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Carpi Lake

📍 41.1104, -74.3549
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Cascade Lake

📍 41.2046, -74.3459
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Cedar Pond

📍 41.1082, -74.4253
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Charlotteburg Reservoir

📍 41.0265, -74.4324
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Cindy Linda Lake

📍 41.2266, -74.3110
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Clinton Reservoir

📍 41.0893, -74.4511
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Cranberry Pond

📍 41.1416, -74.2031
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Deer Trail Lake

📍 41.1177, -74.5282
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Eagle Lake

📍 41.1527, -74.2365
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Echo Lake

📍 41.0598, -74.4088
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Erskine Lake

📍 41.0938, -74.2537
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Fawn Lake

📍 41.1147, -74.5270
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Forest Hill Lake

📍 41.0283, -74.3971
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Fountain Spring Lake

📍 41.0632, -74.2674
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Fox Trail Lake

📍 41.0452, -74.5682
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Glenmere Lake

📍 41.3244, -74.3369
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Glenwood Lake

📍 41.2294, -74.5168
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Green Ridge Lake

📍 41.0414, -74.5920
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Heaters Pond

📍 41.0692, -74.5847
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Henion Pond

📍 41.0223, -74.3648
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Hoppers Lake

📍 41.0019, -74.2417
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Kings Pond

📍 41.0106, -74.2071
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Lake Arkin

📍 41.3463, -74.5929
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Lake Rickonda

📍 41.1119, -74.3044
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Lake Stockholm

📍 41.0683, -74.5297
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Lake Swannanoa

📍 41.0089, -74.5197
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Lindy Lake

📍 41.0770, -74.3714
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MacMillan Reservoir

📍 41.0855, -74.2032
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Macopin Reservoir

📍 41.0215, -74.4039
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Maple Lake

📍 41.0059, -74.3682
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Melody Lake

📍 41.1128, -74.3694
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Moosepac Pond

📍 41.0279, -74.5039
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Moosepac Pond

📍 41.0244, -74.5066
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Moosepac Pond

📍 41.0262, -74.5067
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Mud Pond

📍 41.1410, -74.5163
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Nosenzo Pond

📍 41.0823, -74.3825
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Oak Ridge Reservoir

📍 41.0567, -74.4997
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Pettet Pond

📍 41.1145, -74.3890
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Pinecliff Reservoir

📍 41.1378, -74.3864
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Pleasant Valley Lake

📍 41.1808, -74.5504
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Sandy Beach Lake

📍 41.1658, -74.2697
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Schaffers Ponds

📍 41.0557, -74.4672
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Silver Lake

📍 41.1215, -74.5325
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Snow Valley Pond

📍 41.0733, -74.4355
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Sparta Lake

📍 41.0459, -74.5624
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Summit Lake

📍 41.0994, -74.5354
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Tamarack Lake

📍 41.0938, -74.5388
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Terrace Lake

📍 41.0100, -74.3599
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Triangle Lake

📍 41.0826, -74.4920
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Upper Blauvelt Lake

📍 41.0017, -74.2291
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Upper Mount Glen Lake

📍 41.0733, -74.3677
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Vitale Pond

📍 41.0053, -74.2179
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Wallkill Lake

📍 41.2367, -74.5356
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Walton Lake

📍 41.3062, -74.2214
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Warwick Reservoir

📍 41.2306, -74.3614
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West Milford Lake

📍 41.1302, -74.3631
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Willow Lake

📍 41.3545, -74.5740
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Wonder Lake

📍 41.0335, -74.3907
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, a valid New Jersey fishing license is required to fish at any location within this zone. Licenses can be purchased online through the New Jersey wildlife agency or at local bait shops.

Many of the larger lakes in this zone have public boat launches and ramp access. Shore fishing is also available at numerous locations. Check individual spot details for specific access information.

Anglers in this zone commonly target Largemouth Bass, Catfish, and Bluegill. Species availability varies by water body and season — check individual spot pages for specific species information.

Fishing is productive from April through October, with spring and fall offering the best action. Water conditions, hatches, and fish behavior all vary by season, so checking recent local reports before your trip is always a good idea.