Fishing near Bernards Township in Somerset County, NJ

3.26 Rating based on 11 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Other (Saltwater), Largemouth Bass, Spot, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Catfish, Sunfish
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 67
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 46
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Lamington River near Bernards Township

Lamington River

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Largemouth Bass cost me $239 bucks!!! near Bernards Township

Largemouth Bass cost me $239 bucks!!!

Don't fish here, unless you are ready to deal with a ticket! Just a heads up!
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Largemouth Bass near Bernards Township

Largemouth Bass

Not that big, but nice for first cast...
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Millstone River Near D & R Canal near Bernards Township

Millstone River Near D & R Canal

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D&R Canal - Franklin Twsp near Bernards Township

D&R Canal - Franklin Twsp

A long the tote path.
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Top Fishing Spots near Bernards Township

Green Brook
Green Brook

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North Branch Raritan River
North Branch Raritan River

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Lamington River
Lamington River

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Raritan River-no. Branch
Raritan River-no. Branch

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Raritan River- Raritan Boro
Raritan River- Raritan Boro

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Burnham Park Ponds
Burnham Park Ponds

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Bernards Township Area Fish Species

Recent Bernards Township Fishing Reports

First Carp Fishing Report Sep 07, 2014

First Carp

Seeley's Pond -

In early August I began my journey into carp fishing. My local fishing spot is over fished and I rarely catch anything other than sunnies. However, wh...

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Clyde Potts Reservoir (They Got Me!!!) Fishing Report Aug 09, 2010

Clyde Potts Reservoir (They Got Me!!!)

Clyde Potts Reservoir (Mendham Township) -

I went out here with two friends and the fishing was EXCELLENT! We fished for 40 minutes before the police came. They were the nicest cops ever. They ...

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Rising Trout Fishing Report Jun 03, 2011

Rising Trout

Someplace,NJ -

Evening hatch spinner fall Cahill's...

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Millstone River - Manville, NJ Fishing Report Jul 07, 2015

Millstone River - Manville, NJ

Millstone River - Manville, NJ -

Finally got out to fish today. Caught one tiny small mouth bass and two sunfish. After that it died. I tried the D&R Canal just down the road in Frank...

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Millstone River Fishing Report Apr 10, 2013

Millstone River

Millstone River - Manville -

Went fishing after work and had (3) hits from small state stocked trout. They were so small that my small hooks were too big to hook them. If they wer...

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D&R Canal - Franklin Fishing Report May 22, 2015

D&R Canal - Franklin

Franklin Twsp -

Took the dog and went fishing in the D&R canal in Franklin Twsp. I was hoping for some smallies. I kept throwing out lures and spiners, but not a sing...

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Baits and Tackle used near Bernards Township

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  • Spinners
    Topwater lures
    Worms
    Corn
  • Small gold-colored spinner and double-blade spinner with white skirt.
  • Cast net
  • Small Gold-Colored Spinner and Double-Blade Spinner with White Skirt
  • Killie/ Gulp combo
  • Killie & Squid Combo
    Killie & Gulp Combo
    Gulp & Squid

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Chucks of spot
  • Sand worms
  • clam

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Chartreuse salamander, Senko

Minnow Check Prices

Lizard Check Prices

  • Strike King KVD Perfect Plastic Hawg in Green Pumpkinseed with coffee and salt scent/flavor

Jerk Bait Check Prices

  • Dropshot of a plastic fish jerkbait 3 inches

Fly (Other) Check Prices

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Craw fish thingy
  • craw fish thingy
  • Jointed

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • Texas Rigged Worm with no weight.

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • A white Booyah pond magic
  • Slow retrieve
  • I was fishing spinners all day and they were really on...

Soft Swimbait Check Prices

  • Dropshot Zoom flukes 2-3 inches for all sort of fish such as crappies, LMB and SMB

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Drifted, floated worms
  • Just hook up a night crawler and get fishing

Herring Check Prices

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

Worm Check Prices

  • Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!

Grub Check Prices

  • real slow

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • trout mag

Other Check Prices

  • Corn
  • Earth Worms Threaded through spider wire
  • Fresh Clams

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