Pine Lake Fishing near Old Tappan, New Jersey

• Overview

  Pine Lake is a Bergen County water, New Jersey side. The surroundings are farm and woodlot. About 2 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Bergen County list. Old Tappan sits 1.1 miles from the bank. For a city, Yonkers is 8.7 miles off. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Pine Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Bergen County list bluegill, pumpkinseed, brown trout, largemouth bass and common carp. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Pine Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 29°F in January to roughly 74°F in July. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Anyone fishing Pine Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Lake Tappan, 1.1 miles out. Nothing on Pine Lake should be assumed from this page alone.