Fishing at Baker Pond, Bergen County, New Jersey

• Overview

  Baker Pond belongs to Bergen County, New Jersey. The ground round it is open valley. At roughly 15 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. On our Bergen County list it sits near the top for size. The nearest town is Franklin Lakes, 1.1 miles away. The nearest city of size is Paterson, 6.8 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Baker Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Public occurrence data for Bergen County names bluegill, pumpkinseed, brown trout, largemouth bass and common carp. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Take Baker Pond a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 73°F at the top of summer and 28°F at the bottom of winter. The season stretches long at both ends here. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Anyone fishing Baker Pond regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapped as intermittent, it fills after rain and shrinks between. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Vitale Pond is 0.2 miles off. What applies at Baker Pond may have changed since it was mapped.