Dixons Pond, New Jersey: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Dixons Pond is a Morris County water, in New Jersey. This is mixed woodland country. With some 32 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Nearest place of any size is Mountain Lakes, 2.9 miles away. For a city, Paterson is 14 miles off. Others worth noting: Lake Tumble-In within 0.9 miles, Kohlers Pond 1.1 miles away, Griffith Pond within 1.7 miles, Hood Pond 1.7 miles away and Cooks Pond within 1.8 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Dixons Pond

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Records held for Morris County cover brown trout, brook trout and northern pike. The county list is broader than any single water. At Dixons Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 26°F in January up to 71°F in July. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. The season on Dixons Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lake Tumble-In, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Dixons Pond.