Cooks Pond Fishing in Warren County, New Jersey

• Overview

  Cooks Pond is set in Warren County, New Jersey. It sits at 548 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 8 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Warren County. Nearest town is Hardwick, 7.2 miles off. The big place round here is Allentown, 37 miles distant. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Cooks Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Warren County records list brook trout, brown trout, walleye and bluegill among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Work Cooks Pond in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 26°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. The season on Cooks Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Lake Wasigan sits 1.1 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Cooks Pond.