Fishing near River Edge in Bergen County, NJ

3.43 Rating based on 8 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Rainbow Trout, Trout, Yellow Perch, Striped Bass
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 63
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 49
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River Edge Fishing Photos

Hackensack River near River Edge

Hackensack River

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07' fish near River Edge

07' fish

this was the largest fish of my '07...sad i know
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the gf near River Edge

the gf

even the girlfriends beat mine... and it was only the 2nd time i took her fishing!
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Oradell near River Edge

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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Top Fishing Spots near River Edge

Saddle River County Park
Saddle River County Park

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Oradell Reservoir
Oradell Reservoir

Avg. Rating: 4.5
# Reviews: 2
Views: 5694

Wild Duck Pond
Wild Duck Pond

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Hackensack River
Hackensack River

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Indian Lake
Indian Lake

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# Reviews:
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Dundee Lake
Dundee Lake

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River Edge Area Fish Species

Recent River Edge Fishing Reports

Lil pond Fishin Fishing Report Sep 11, 2011

Lil pond Fishin

Emerson , Nj -

Cold day in the fall/ winter ...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Danhert's Lake Fishing Report May 16, 2011

Danhert's Lake

Garfield nj -

Small pond...

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Created by: dberge79
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danhert's Fishing Report May 16, 2011

danhert's

Garfield, NJ -

small pond...

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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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I Can't Tell... Fishing Report Apr 06, 2010

I Can't Tell...

New Jersey Restricted Areas -

It was a little chilly around 5:50am. We had to leave early while it was still dark to get into where we had to get. Overall, we caught about 80 fish ...

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oldham pond Fishing Report May 22, 2011

oldham pond

haledon, NJ -

small pond...

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Baits and Tackle used near River Edge

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.
  • You gotta fiquire that one out sorry.
  • spro bucktails tipped with squid,spearing,gulp
  • used live eels
  • ALWAYS TOP WATER RAPALA BLUE BLACK WHITE

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
  • TOPWATER W/WEATHER HOOK !!
  • TOPWATER
  • TOPWATER SILVER BLACK W/ WHITE TAIL !!

Lure (Other) Check Prices

  • Caught it on a Rattle lure.Red

Craw Check Prices

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

Jerk Bait 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...
  • WHITE WITH RED TRAILER SPINNERBAIT

Wet Fly Check Prices

  • wollybugger,olive, conehead

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

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
  • 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

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