Burnt Meadow Brook Fishing Guide, Morris County, New Jersey

• Overview

  Burnt Meadow Brook is a Morris County water, New Jersey side. The setting is open valley. Start from Lake Telemark, 1.6 miles down the road. The big place round here is Paterson, 19 miles distant. Also within reach: Lake Telemark at about 1.4 miles, Lake Ames the better part of 1.7 miles, Lake Emma at about 1.9 miles, Picatinny Lake the better part of 2.4 miles and Green Pond at about 2.4 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Burnt Meadow Brook

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Wading opens water that no bank angler reaches. Flow decides everything here: read the seams before you cast. Species logged across Morris County include brown trout, brook trout, northern pike, bluegill and rainbow trout. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Burnt Meadow Brook decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 25°F in January and 71°F in July. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. It holds true on Burnt Meadow Brook more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Lake Telemark at 1.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Treat Burnt Meadow Brook as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.