Fishing Kohlers Pond in Morris County, New Jersey

• Overview

  Kohlers Pond is one of the Morris County listings for New Jersey. The coast is 23 miles away. It covers about 21 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 3.4 miles away sits Lake Telemark, the nearest settlement. Boonton lies 3.6 miles off, Mountain Lakes another 3.9 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Kohlers Pond

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Morris County names brown trout, brook trout, northern pike and bluegill. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Kohlers Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 71°F at the top of summer and 26°F at the bottom of winter. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It holds true on Kohlers Pond more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Koehler Pond covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Dixons Pond is 1.1 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Kohlers Pond for certain.