Fishing near Palisades Park, New Jersey

Palisades Park is one of the Bergen County towns of New Jersey. No water sits inside the town line, so every trip means a short drive. Beginning with the nearest: 2.1 miles away is Indian Lake to the west, 4.2 miles away is The Pool with 4.3 miles away is Harlem Meer to the south-east. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir is worth a look when the shallow water elsewhere has warmed too far. In milder years the surface stays open. Treat the whole of winter as open water and you will not go wrong. These are held water, not natural. Wading opens water that the bank never reaches. The nearest of them, Indian Lake, covers about 5 acres. Boats go in at Indian Lake, going by the mapping. Open records for Bergen County list bluegill, pumpkinseed and brown trout. All of the above sit within reach of Palisades Park, which is the practical point....