Looking for small, urban NJ park ponds to seine

[Mark B.]

In 2016 NJDFW conducted warmwater fish reproduction checks (seining) @ the below ponds.

Some had been seined many years ago, some had never been seined.

As a result, we plan to stock them with a variety of warmwater fish.

Does anyone know of any other small, public ponds that we should seine in 2017?

Mark Boriek (Mark B.)
Principal Fisheries Biologist
NJDF&W
Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries
PO Box 394
1255 Route 629
Lebanon, NJ 08833

908-236-2118
mark.boriek@dep.nj.gov


Thielke Arboretum Pond (3 acres) in Glen Rock

Coopers Park Pond (3 acres) in Bergenfield

Veterans Park Pond (2 acres) in Hazlet

Silver Creek Pond (4 acres) in Mahwah


Durand Park Pond (4 acres) in Freehold


Zabriske Pond (4 acres) in Wyckoff


Whites Pond (6 acres) in Waldwick


Van Saun Pond (3 acres) in Paramus


Parkside Park Pond (5 acres) in Harrington Park


Haworth Park Pond (8 acres) in Haworth


Roosevelt Commons Pond (0.59 acres) in Tenafly

[antgogz]

Here's a few that I know have produced fish but it does not get stocked too often:


Frank Zaccaria Park Rifle Came Rd, West Paterson (nice pond with sprinkler in the middle

Barbours Pond Woodland Park, NJ (needs bass)

Main Memorial Pond Clifton, NJ (I Have heard there is crappie in there but not positive)

All ponds should be catch and release! They get fished out too quickly and many people keep way past the limit!

Thanks Mark!

[Chris_JC]

I would love to see what you find in the pond at Lincoln Park in Jersey City.

[nsell]

Dear Mark,

I would appreciate your seine project to include the following here in Somerset County.

Ann Van Middlesworth Park Pond
and the following ponds in Colonial Park
SpookyBrook Pond
Mettler's Pond
Powder Mill Pond

Thank you,

Noel Sell

[Polelock]

I second the ponds in Colonial Park... Hard to keep the kids interested while there...

[ScowardNJ]

Here's a few more for the Bergen County list.

Mill Pond – Park Ridge
Wood Dale County Park – Woodcliff Lake
Pascack Brook County Park Pond – Westwood
Otto Pehle Lake, Saddle River County Park - Saddle Brook
Glen Rock Duck Pond off Prospect – Glen Rock
Norwood Community Center Pond on Broadway – Norwood
Wild Duck Pond – Ridgewood
Darlington Lake - Mahwah
Fyke Brook Pond, Campgaw County Park - Mahwah

Hey Mark, would the results of your seines happen to be available to the public anywhere?

[23cardinal]

Would love to see lower twin lake assesed (wanaque /pompton lakes)
Rainbow valley lake(wanaque) but both may be too large for this
Bogues pond (Bloomingdales)
Silas condict park pond (Kinnelon)
Campbells pond and diamond mill pond in south mountain
Nomehegan park Cranford
Greenview park in pequannock- prob the smallest of the bunch
Thank you

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by ScowardNJ

Here's a few more for the Bergen County list.

Mill Pond – Park Ridge
Wood Dale County Park – Woodcliff Lake
Pascack Brook County Park Pond – Westwood
Otto Pehle Lake, Saddle River County Park - Saddle Brook
Glen Rock Duck Pond off Prospect – Glen Rock
Norwood Community Center Pond on Broadway – Norwood
Wild Duck Pond – Ridgewood
Darlington Lake - Mahwah
Fyke Brook Pond, Campgaw County Park - Mahwah

Hey Mark, would the results of your seines happen to be available to the public anywhere?

Currently, we are in the process of writing the 2016 Field Report. When complete, it will be posted on the below page.

For 2015 see: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/bfwf_highlights.htm

Scroll to the bottom & click on “Field Report – Research and Management 2015” & go to page 71:

“Warmwater Seining Assessment / Reproduction Checks”.

[NJSquatch]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

Currently, we are in the process of writing the 2016 Field Report. When complete, it will be posted on the below page.

For 2015 see: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/bfwf_highlights.htm

Scroll to the bottom & click on “Field Report – Research and Management 2015” & go to page 71:

“Warmwater Seining Assessment / Reproduction Checks”.

Great Report Tons of information. There goes my productivity for the day!!!!

[ScowardNJ]

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

Great Report Tons of information. There goes my productivity for the day!!!!

haha, yup!