Fishing Clearview Lake in Sussex County, New Jersey

• Overview

  You will find Clearview Lake in Sussex County, New Jersey. The water sits 541 feet up. At 14 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Some 3.7 miles away sits Crandon Lakes, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Paterson, 34 miles distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Clearview Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Open biodiversity records for Sussex County list brook trout, brown trout, walleye, bluegill and pumpkinseed. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The near bank of Clearview Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 25°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late March. Break-up near late March, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Clearview Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Lake Kemah sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Clearview Lake.