Fishing near Millburn, New Jersey

Millburn sits in Essex County, New Jersey. Nothing is on the doorstep, but nothing is far either. What sits closest: Diamond Mill Pond on 0.5 miles away, Campbells Pond on 0.9 miles away to the north, Briant Pond on 1.8 miles away plus Taylor Lake on 2.5 miles away to the north-west. The rocky sides of Orange Reservoir give a shelf worth working along. Engineering, not nature, shaped most of these. Look for the line where sand gives way to silt. Ice here is the exception, not the rule. Locals will tell you more than any forecast. The first on the list, Diamond Mill Pond, measures about 3 acres. Parking is recorded at Diamond Mill Pond. Essex County records cover pumpkinseed, bluegill, largemouth bass and common carp. Held water dominates the list, so expect hard banks and managed levels. The run from Millburn to Diamond Mill Pond is the shortest of them all....