Fishing at Lake Absegami, Burlington County, New Jersey

• Overview

  Lake Absegami belongs to Burlington County, New Jersey. Beyond the shoreline you have farm and woodlot. The water covers some 51 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 1.2 miles, small enough to learn in a day. Size puts it in the front rank of our Burlington County list. Head to Tuckerton, 5 miles away, for anything you forgot. Mystic Island is 6.2 miles away, with Port Republic at 7.9 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Lake Absegami

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Fish documented in Burlington County include pumpkinseed, bluegill and largemouth bass. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Read Lake Absegami before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 32°F and July at about 74°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Expect Lake Absegami to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. A car park lies half a mile away, so the walk in is short. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Toilets are 140 yards away, which matters on a long session. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Pohatcong Lake, 4.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Lake Absegami in what we hold.