Fishing near Paterson in Passaic County, NJ

3.64 Rating based on 12 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Trout, Yellow Perch, Striped Bass, Calico Bass(White Crappie), Rainbow Trout
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 71
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 42
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Oldham Pond near Paterson

Oldham Pond

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Trout I caught at Oldham Pond near Paterson

Trout I caught at Oldham Pond

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Mac Donalds Lake near Paterson

Mac Donalds Lake

We've caught bass all around this lake and the one behind it [on same side of Alexander Ave - other side of Alexander Ave is private lake]
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Top Fishing Spots near Paterson

Dundee Lake
Dundee Lake

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Oldham Pond
Oldham Pond

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# Reviews: 1
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Saddle River County Park
Saddle River County Park

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Columbia Lake
Columbia Lake

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# Reviews: 1
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Haledon Reservoir
Haledon Reservoir

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Wild Duck Pond
Wild Duck Pond

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Paterson Area Fish Species

Recent Paterson Fishing Reports

oldham pond Fishing Report May 22, 2011

oldham pond

haledon, NJ -

small pond...

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Oldham pond Fishing Report May 22, 2011

Oldham pond

haledon, NJ -

Small pond
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oldham pond Fishing Report May 22, 2011

oldham pond

haledon, NJ -

small pond...

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Danhert's Lake Fishing Report May 16, 2011

Danhert's Lake

Garfield nj -

Small pond...

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danhert's Fishing Report May 16, 2011

danhert's

Garfield, NJ -

small pond...

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Point View Reservoir Fishing Report Jun 18, 2018

Point View Reservoir

Wayne, NJ -

Point View Reservoir is in Wayne, off Berdan Avenue. It is right behind Wayne Hills High School. At least I think it was Wayne Hills High School. Anyw...

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Baits and Tackle used near Paterson

Check Prices

  • power bait
  • Small gold-colored spinner and double-blade spinner with white skirt.
  • Small Gold-Colored Spinner and Double-Blade Spinner with White Skirt
  • used live eels

Soft Baits Check Prices

  • Chartreuse salamander, Senko

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • netted fresh bunk er live linening and using heads. lots of bluefish on cut, mostly bass on live.

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

Jerk Bait Check Prices

Fly (Other) Check Prices

Crankbait Check Prices

  • tried out this live target crankbait by koppers.. Wow

Bass Jig Check Prices

  • Texas Rigged Worm with no weight.

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

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

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • wollybugger,olive, conehead

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

Blade Bait Check Prices

Worm Check Prices

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

Other Check Prices

  • Fat heads
  • power bait
  • Marabou and Tube jigs caught YPerch Bluegills a PSeed and a LMBass.Spoons didn't work.
  • hot dogs
  • Corn

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