Bloodgoods Pond Fishing near Clark, New Jersey

• Overview

  This water sits in Union County, New Jersey. Elevation runs to 56 feet. Surface area runs to about 12 acres — small enough to read in one session. You are 0.6 miles from Clark. For a city, Elizabeth is 5 miles off. Also worth knowing: Jacksons Pond at 0.7 miles, Middlesex Reservoir out at 1.1 miles, Shackamaxon Lake at 2.9 miles, Echo Lake out at 3.9 miles and Sawmill Creek at 5.5 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Bloodgoods Pond

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Records held for Union County cover pumpkinseed, bluegill, largemouth bass and black crappie. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Bloodgoods Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 76°F; the cold one sits at 30°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Bloodgoods Pond fishes to that pattern most years. A rising level after rain switches things on for a day or two.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Parking is mapped about 150 yards from the bank. A picnic site half a mile off makes this workable with family in tow. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Jacksons Pond is 0.7 miles distant. Check the position at Bloodgoods Pond before loading the car.