Lake Juliet in Morris County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Lake Juliet in Morris County, New Jersey. The coast is 23 miles away. About 8 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Kinnelon lies 3.4 miles from the water. Boonton follows at 4.1 miles, then Butler at 4.5 miles. Close by you have: Lake Ricabear about 0.3 miles, Jays Pond a touch under 0.5 miles, Carters Pond about 1.1 miles, Taylortown Reservoir a touch under 1.4 miles and Deer Pond about 1.4 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Lake Juliet

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. County-wide records name brown trout, brook trout and northern pike. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Work Lake Juliet in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 27°F to 72°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. That is the shape of the year on Lake Juliet. Autumn feeding runs harder as the light drops away.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Lake Rickabear Day Camp runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Lake Ricabear, 0.3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lake Juliet if anything is unclear.