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Fall Night Bassin' in Union County...?
I have been doing a lot of night fishing these days, partly because its the only time I can escape for a few uninterrupted hours and partly because I have found I just really enjoy it. Anyway, I was having great luck in early fall at my closest ponds (day and night) - Nomahegan and Echo mostly, but also Lenape, Mindowaskin, Tamaques Reserve, UCCC Campus pond and one unnamed semi-secret honey hole. The past 2-3 weeks though I have been struggling with 2-3 excusrions ending in a skunk for every 1 where a fish is caught. I havent caught a single bass worth the effort of a picture since September.
Since I know there are a bunch of Union County or former UC guys on here i thpought I would solicit some help in finding some new lakes/ponds to check out. Not looking for any secret spots, I have spent enough time on google maps to know just about every pond worth knowing in UC and if I haven't fished it I have at least driven by to check its potential. Just wondering if any of the well known local lakes have been producing in Oct./Nov. The only prerequisite is I need to be able to access and fish possibly late into the night without getting arrested. With that said, I have no problem bending the "park closes after dark" rule if its commonly known to not really be enforced (as is the case in all the parks I named above where I have had no trouble fishing any time of night). I think tonight I may check out Clark Reservoir, Ihave fished there 3 times during the day with zero luck, maybe I can do better at night. Where I access the lake also seems like I won't be bothered. Another pond where I know there is easy night access is Bloodgoods (winfield) lake. There are some office buildings on the south side whose parking lots go almost to the edge of the lake by the dam. Sooo, any other ideas? Milton lake? Jackson Lake? Seeley's Pond? |
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Re: Fall Night Bassin' in Union County...?
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Re: Fall Night Bassin' in Union County...?
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Hmmm...well my favorite UC pond (Surprise Lake) is now a field. I guess that's why it's a surprise lake. I stopped by to see how the bass recovered from the dam repair and the lake had been replaced by a field. Surprise! The Passaic River in UC is small and especially low this season. Some of the locals still fish it and occasionally find pike that far upriver. I've never caught anything great up there, but most people are much luckier than I am. There are those lakes in the Watchung traffic circle, but I would be surprised if bass can live long enough to grow in those ponds. . |
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Re: Fall Night Bassin' in Union County...?
Eskimo, are you referring to Best Lake and the other small impoundment across the street from it? They've got fountains in them, yes? The "lower" pond has huge bass in it. I've seen 5+ lbers in there during the summer, as well as gigantic carp and koi. They have signs on one side of the lake saying no fishing, but I've dabbled. I actually had a cop tell me to read the sign lol. He wasn't being an ass, more sarcastic than anything. He didn't chase me away either.
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Re: Fall Night Bassin' in Union County...?
What is taking them so long to dredge the lake and repair the dam? Both upper echo lake and nomahegan lake recently were drained/dredged/repaired and those projects were completed in under a year. Suprise Lake has been completely drained for going on two years now, did the county run out of funds? It just seems such a shame to drain a lake and then just let it sit idle. If they didn't plan on doing the work for another two years why didn't they just wait and drain the lake then?
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Re: Fall Night Bassin' in Union County...?
So I didn't feel like going anywhere far last night so I hit up Black Brook Park Pond (Shallcross). Its great for night fishing as access is easy, not too many hazards or wildlife (one thing night fishing in cranford has taught me is that the town has more raccoons than anyone could possibly imagine, they are everywhere and can be nasty. They also enjoy night fishing, i have seen a dozen of them lined up along the banks of the Rahway catching crawfish).
Anyway, it was a complete skunk. The fishing in that pond has never been great for me but not even a bite...wtf...... I am in a downward spiral.... |
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Re: Fall Night Bassin' in Union County...?
Don't feel bad. All the fish left in those ponds has been caught at least once.
They know better now not to chase our plastics, buzz baits and spinners! After the long winter sleep, they will bite again. Like you, I'll keep trying until everything is frozen. Don't forget about winter stocking at Echo. |
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Have you fished much the past two weeks? The water temp hasnt dropped that low yet and i am still snagging on green weeds and spooking frogs so it shouldnt be slowing down already should it? I cant believe that i have gotten skunked three times in a row at my go-to spot where just a few weeks ago i i was getting hooked every few casts. At least i will be in Florida for christmas, I hear they may have some bass down in those parts....:-) |
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I found a Star Ledger article from 2014 stating the 3.6 million dollar project was scheduled to be completed before 2015. http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/20...can_begin.html . |
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Re: Fall Night Bassin' in Union County...?
Tried Blackbrook Park Pond over the summer while making a run through that area. I did not get any bites or see any signs of fish. Saw only turtles. A fellow walking through told me that the turtles are all that is left. Reminds that I have to add that one to my list of unsuccess stories.
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