Fishing at Oakwood Lake, Morris County, New Jersey

• Overview

  Morris County, New Jersey, is where Oakwood Lake sits. This is farm and woodlot country. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Morris County. Butler lies 0.7 miles from the water. After that come Bloomingdale at 1 mile and Kinnelon at 1.7 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Oakwood Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Open biodiversity records for Morris County list brown trout, brook trout, northern pike, bluegill and rainbow trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. At Oakwood Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 26°F in January to roughly 71°F in July. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. On Oakwood Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. A picnic area is mapped about half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. The nearest alternative is Bogues Pond, 0.2 miles out. Ask locally about Oakwood Lake if anything is unclear.