Lake Pocahontas Fishing Guide, Morris County, New Jersey

• Overview

  In New Jersey, Lake Pocahontas falls inside Morris County. Tidal water begins 19 miles from here. It covers about 16 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Nearest town is Morristown, 0.7 miles off. The nearest city of size is Newark, 17 miles away. More in the same country: Speedwell Lake after 0.6 miles, Jaqui Pond 1.5 miles, Spring Lake after 1.6 miles, Walrus Pond 1.9 miles and Mirror Pond after 3.5 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Lake Pocahontas

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Records held for Morris County cover brown trout, brook trout, northern pike and bluegill. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Lake Pocahontas the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 28°F in January up to 73°F in July. The freeze here is occasional rather than annual. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Lake Pocahontas fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. A picnic spot sits half a mile from the bank. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Speedwell Lake is 0.6 miles distant. Where Lake Pocahontas is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.