Fishing Cumberland Pond in Cumberland County, New Jersey

• Overview

  Cumberland Pond falls in Cumberland County, part of New Jersey. Height above sea level is 30 feet. At about 33 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our New Jersey listings. Supplies mean a trip to Laurel Lake, 5.2 miles off. For a city, Philadelphia is 42 miles off. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Cumberland Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Public occurrence data for Cumberland County names largemouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, chain pickerel and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Cumberland Pond gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 33°F in January up to 75°F in July. Fishing continues through most of the calendar, with quiet spells rather than closures. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. The season on Cumberland Pond follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Menantico Lake at 4.1 miles is the nearest alternative. Rules at Cumberland Pond are worth checking on the day.