Stony Brook Fourteen Basin Fishing in Mercer County, New Jersey

• Overview

  Set in Mercer County, Stony Brook Fourteen Basin is a New Jersey water. It lies 177 feet above sea level. The water measures roughly 22 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. You are 2.7 miles from Pennington. Hopewell is 3 miles and Lawrenceville 3.5 miles. More in the same country: Rosedale Lake 1.3 miles away, Curlis Lake within 2.2 miles, Hunt Lake 4.1 miles away, Sylva Lake within 5.4 miles and Ceva Lake 5.5 miles away. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Stony Brook Fourteen Basin

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Public occurrence data for Mercer County names bluegill, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Stony Brook Fourteen Basin a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 29°F to 74°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan any trip to Stony Brook Fourteen Basin around it. Weed growth peaks in late summer and changes where you can fish.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A protected area covers this ground, which usually means restrictions on access. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Rosedale Lake, 1.3 miles out. Treat Stony Brook Fourteen Basin as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.