Fishing near Old Tappan in Bergen County, NJ

3.43 Rating based on 16 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Rainbow Trout, Chain Pickerel, Calico Bass(Black Crappie), Yellow Perch
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 66
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 106
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Oradell near Old Tappan

Oradell

wouldn't really call this a hot spot.... just the place i caught the fish. Few yards down, i saw the biggest carp i've ever seen. Talking easily 5 feet long.
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Hackensack River near Old Tappan

Hackensack River

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ROCKLAND LAKE near Old Tappan

ROCKLAND LAKE

LM BASS WHITE SPINNERBAIT !!
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my second largemouth bass i got near Old Tappan

my second largemouth bass i got

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Top Fishing Spots near Old Tappan

Lake Tappan
Lake Tappan

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Lake Tappan
Lake Tappan

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Wood Dale Park Pond
Wood Dale Park Pond

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Hackensack River
Hackensack River

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Woodcliff Lake
Woodcliff Lake

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Oradell Reservoir
Oradell Reservoir

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# Reviews: 2
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Old Tappan Area Fish Species

Recent Old Tappan Fishing Reports

Tappan Lake Fishing Report May 05, 2012

Tappan Lake

Tappan , Ny -

Overcast Calm Beautiful for topwater .....

Avg. Rating: 3
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Oradell Fishing Report May 24, 2012

Oradell

Oradell Reservoir -

Raining all week, there was a break in the weather, and just got the key to the gates for Oradell Reservoir... So i decided to take a shot.

Did...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Lil pond Fishin Fishing Report Sep 11, 2011

Lil pond Fishin

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Cold day in the fall/ winter ...

Avg. Rating: 4
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snake city Fishing Report May 10, 2012

snake city

snake city -

this is where i caught this big bass and the fat chain pickerel at with a non member...

Avg. Rating: 4
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ROCKLAND  LAKE Fishing Report May 03, 2008

ROCKLAND LAKE

ROCKLAND LAKE -

LM BASS 2007 TOP WATER SPINNERBAIT...

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Rockland Lake Fishing Report May 03, 2008

Rockland Lake

Rockland Lake -

a day on the lake fishing for largemouth and smallies...

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Baits and Tackle used near Old Tappan

Check Prices

  • power bait
  • You gotta fiquire that one out sorry.
  • ALWAYS TOP WATER RAPALA BLUE BLACK WHITE
  • SWIMJIG BLACK & BLUE
  • SPINNERBAIT SHAD REDHEAD W/ SAIT & PEPPER
  • SMALL GRUB
  • SPINNERBAIT SHAD GREY W/ PEPPER TAILER BLACK & RED TAIL RUBBER WORM
  • spro bucktails tipped with squid,spearing,gulp
  • TOPWATER RAPLA BLACK & SILVER
  • TOPWATER POPPER

Hard Baits Check Prices

  • Artiflical

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Chartreuse salamander, Senko

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • Just Jigged a spoon with some live bait. out of 12 Crappies only 4 where keepers.

Roundhead Jig Check Prices

  • Jighead itza-bug trailer

Minnow Check Prices

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

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • heddon Torpedo topwater
  • TOPWATER SPINNERBAIT
  • TOPWATER W/WEATHER HOOK !!
  • TOPWATER
  • TOPWATER SILVER BLACK W/ WHITE TAIL !!
  • POPPER SHAD
  • STILLWATER LURE
  • TOPWATER POPPER BLACK SILVER
  • TOPWATER POPPER
  • REPALA TOPWATER POPPER

Craw Check Prices

  • CRAWFISH GRAY W PEPPER YELLOW BUTTOM
  • CRAWFISH GRAY YELLOW BUTTOM W/ PEPPER JERKING ON BUTTOM CRAZY HIT GREAT FIGHT !!!!!

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • Caught it on a Rattle lure.Red

Jerk Bait Check Prices

Crankbait Check Prices

  • tried out this live target crankbait by koppers.. Wow
  • crankbait shallow runner shad

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • swim jigs w/trailers
  • WHITE WITH RED TRAILER SPINNERBAIT
  • Number 2 spinner with slow retrieve... Got'em all day!
  • I was fishing spinners all day and they were really on...
  • Slow retrieve

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • wollybugger,olive, conehead

Lipless Bait Check Prices

  • L TRAP CRAWFISH
  • PURPLE & WHITE

Stick Bait Check Prices

  • Longcast minnow, suspending jerkbait

Topwater Bait (Popper, Plug) Check Prices

  • STILLWATER LURE POPPER

Blade Bait Check Prices

Worm Check Prices

  • Most plastics were Texas rigged. I also use a Rapala on the rocky side of the lake.
  • 4" Watermelon Yamamoto, Texas rigged
  • TOPWATER RAPLA POPPER & RUBBER WORM
  • Texas-Rigged Worm with bullet sinker.

Plastic Swimbait Check Prices

  • STORM WILDEYE JIG

Other Check Prices

  • power bait
  • Fat heads
  • Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.
  • Just jigging with a spoon..
  • hot dogs
  • Just Jigging with a spoon..

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