Anyone else fish Moxon Pond in Watchung Mt. Reserve

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Originally Posted by Eskimo

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Interesting. I drive past that pond all the time, but never stopped to fish it. It's not obvious where to park and I wasn't even sure it was part of the park or if it was someone's backyard. I can see houses there.

I grew up in that area and fished Surprise Lake a lot. It appears they lowered the lake a lot with the new dam. When I drove past the lake on WR Tracy Drive all I see is dry land.

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I confirmed before I fished it that it is part of the park and therefore fair game. Park right on New Providence Rd. about 50 yards before the turn into the park (W Tracy Drive). There is a trail to the pond but even if you can't find it there is not much undergrowth and easy to just find your way. The far side has lots of downed trees in the water , shaded in morning, and the depth seemed to range from 3-6 ft, so I focused my efforts over there.

Surprise lake was drained last summer to fix the dam and shoreline. Not sure if that is why still low or just fact that not much rain recently. Haven't tried fishing it this summer.