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Old 05-28-2014, 03:47 PM
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Default old mcdonald's beach lake route 23

Has anyone ever fished this lake in pequannock? I used to fish it a lot five years ago and used to catch a lot of bass. My pb was caught there at six pounds on a baby bass colored senko worm. Recently I fished it again and just got some small bass. Its very deep and has great weed lines. It seems to be overpopulated with sunnies and all of the trees are cut down since they plan on building a banquet hall there. But who knows when that will happen. I have not gotten kicked out of there so I will keep fishing. Here is a pic of the beast back in 07. He hit my worm in the middle of the lakes and jumped out of the water forty yards away. Ill never forget it.
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Old 05-28-2014, 04:36 PM
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Even with the blury sideways pic, it is easy to see that that fish is a beast!!!
Very nice , well defined colors too Sorry, i know absolutely nothing about that lake...good luck with ur info search
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Old 05-28-2014, 07:47 PM
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haha nice bro, i live 1 minute away from there, i fished it a couple times but never pulled a bass like that outa there!

that was a old swimming beach park a longggg time ago, my dad use to swim there in the 70's.
that blows that they gona build on there i saw the sign for development on that site.
actually they have been planning on building there for about 5 years now but no construction yet. they must have ran outa money.

fat bass man

dont let the secret spot get out!

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Old 05-29-2014, 12:02 AM
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I use to fish Sun Tan Lake back in the 50's and 60's. I was a little boy so all I caught was sunnies. But I remember the lake being crystal clear. My family rented picnic tables for a season fee for 20 + years there. I learned how to swim there. Till this day I can still see my grandfathers tattooed outreach arms encouraging my brother and I to jump off the concrete wall into the lake. Like yesterday.
I believe the lake was where the home depot on Rte. 23 is now. I barely remember an Island Lake nearby on Rte. 23.
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Old 05-29-2014, 03:14 AM
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I fished there about 2 years ago several times (during spring time) and got kicked out at least twice by Police.... I did however nail a nice 7 lb+ largemouth on a senko...

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Old 05-29-2014, 04:59 AM
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BEAST!!!! lets have a meet n greet there
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Old 05-29-2014, 07:10 AM
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Its 5 minutes from my house. I pass it frequently but never thought of fishing there. I remember when it was an active beach. In the 70's we'd be on the way to our lake house in Sussex Cty and my dad would always tell us how lucky we were to have our lake house and not have to swim in that ''polio pond'' as he called it and the other pay to swim lakes that lined RT 23.
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Old 05-29-2014, 07:18 AM
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I remember massive Black Willows on the shores of that lake.
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Old 05-29-2014, 04:25 PM
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I forgot to mention that I caught my PB Black Crappie in that spot too... Although, I didn't take a picture it was was of the biggest crappies I had ever caught or seen....
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I forgot to mention that I caught my PB Black Crappie in that spot too... Although, I didn't take a picture it was was of the biggest crappies I had ever caught or seen....
How big?
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