Fishing near West Caldwell in Essex County, NJ

3.55 Rating based on 15 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Largemouth Bass, Trout, Striped Bass, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Calico Bass(White Crappie)
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 75
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 45
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Boonton Reservoir near West Caldwell

Boonton Reservoir

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Mac Donalds Lake near West Caldwell

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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Oldham Pond near West Caldwell

Oldham Pond

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Trout I caught at Oldham Pond near West Caldwell

Trout I caught at Oldham Pond

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crappie near West Caldwell

crappie

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Top Fishing Spots near West Caldwell

Whippany River
Whippany River

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Boonton Reservoir
Boonton Reservoir

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Dundee Lake
Dundee Lake

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Passaic River
Passaic River

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Oldham Pond
Oldham Pond

Avg. Rating: 3
# Reviews: 1
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Columbia Lake
Columbia Lake

Avg. Rating: 4
# Reviews: 1
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West Caldwell Area Fish Species

Recent West Caldwell Fishing Reports

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

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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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Mac Donalds Lake Fishing Report Jul 18, 2009

Mac Donalds Lake

Wayne, NJ -

Nice little lake, clear water, nice bass. I've caught several every time I've gone. ...

Avg. Rating: 3
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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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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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Baits and Tackle used near West Caldwell

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

  • Chucks of spot
  • 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

Fly (Other) Check Prices

Crankbait Check Prices

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

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!
  • swim jigs w/trailers
  • A white Booyah pond magic

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

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

Other Check Prices

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

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