Fishing near Hanover Township in Morris County, NJ

3.65 Rating based on 15 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Trout, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 75
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 46
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Boonton Reservoir near Hanover Township

Boonton Reservoir

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

Largemouth Bass

Not that big, but nice for first cast...
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Split Rock Reservoir 07/26/2008 near Hanover Township

Split Rock Reservoir 07/26/2008

Off Rt. 80 West Rockaway/Hibernia Exit near Green Pond Road.
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crappie near Hanover Township

crappie

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bass near Hanover Township

bass

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Top Fishing Spots near Hanover Township

Burnham Park Ponds
Burnham Park Ponds

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Boonton Reservoir
Boonton Reservoir

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Whippany River
Whippany River

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Shongum Lake
Shongum Lake

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Lake Surprise
Lake Surprise

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Black River Pond
Black River Pond

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Hanover Township Area Fish Species

Recent Hanover Township Fishing Reports

Reservoir in North Jersey... Fishing Report Apr 19, 2009

Reservoir in North Jersey...

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I went here at 12:30PM and didn't really think we would catch much. I was DEAD wrong!!! My third cast of the day brought in a nice Smallmouth Bass...

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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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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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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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Split Rock 07/26/2008 Fishing Report Jul 26, 2008

Split Rock 07/26/2008

Split Rock Reservoir -

Started out way in the back past the islands around 6:00 or 6:15. I hooked into the Smallmouth around 6:45 on a small gold colored spinner. It was 1lb...

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Kakeout resevior  Fishing Report May 16, 2011

Kakeout resevior

Kinnelon, NJ -

private resevior need permit...

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Baits and Tackle used near Hanover Township

Check Prices

  • Small gold-colored spinner and double-blade spinner with white skirt.
  • Small Gold-Colored Spinner and Double-Blade Spinner with White Skirt
  • power bait
  • Spinners
    Topwater lures
    Worms
    Corn

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Chartreuse salamander, Senko

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Chucks of spot

Roundhead Jig Check Prices

  • Jighead itza-bug trailer

Minnow Check Prices

  • Live shiners, top water baits shallow crank bait. Troll in deeper water

Fly (Other) Check Prices

Crankbait Check Prices

  • Jointed

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • Texas Rigged Worm with no weight.

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • Slow retrieve
  • I was fishing spinners all day and they were really on...
  • Number 2 spinner with slow retrieve... Got'em all day!
  • A white Booyah pond magic
  • swim jigs w/trailers

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • wollybugger,olive, conehead

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Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

Blade Bait Check Prices

Worm Check Prices

  • Just bouncing a green rubber worm around the lilly pas and BAM!!
  • 4" Watermelon Yamamoto, Texas rigged
  • Texas-Rigged Worm with bullet sinker.
  • Most plastics were Texas rigged. I also use a Rapala on the rocky side of the lake.

Other Check Prices

  • Corn
  • Fat heads
  • power bait
  • hot dogs
  • Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.
  • Fresh Clams
  • Earth Worms Threaded through spider wire

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