John P Bitondo

New Jersey ,hands-down is one of the worst states for Bass Fishing, it only has two lakes over 1000 acres, lake Hopatcong and Greenwood Lake (straddles NY/NJ). Both bodies of water leave a lot to be desired for a serious Bass fisherman and aggressive recreational boaters can make a day on the water a nightmare. Almost all of the reservoirs do not have boat ramps and/or do not allow power motors. Most of the large rivers in the north of the state are so polluted that eating a fish out of the waters will be a high risk endeavor(no choice but to catch and release). The so-called Lunker Bass lakes are Assunpink in Monmouth County, Parvin in Salem County and Delaware Lake, Warren County. In addition, Boonton Reservoir, Morris County, also known as Jersey City Reservoir, is listed as a “smallmouth lake,” though there are largemouth bass in abundance in this body of water. Nonetheless, Boonton Reservoir has a 15-inch size limit for smallmouths, and a 12-inch limit for largemouths. The creel limit is three bass in total.