Fishing near Paterson, New Jersey

Paterson sits in Passaic County, New Jersey. Anglers here treat it as a starting point. Beginning with the nearest: 0.6 miles out stands Stanley M Levine Reservoir, 1.3 miles out stands New Street Reservoir to the south-west, 1.4 miles out stands Barbour Pond with 2.2 miles out stands Oldham Pond to the north. The far bank of Barbour Pond is the quiet one, and it usually fishes better. Held water is what the area offers. Weed gaps are better than weed edges on a bright day. Whether a lid forms depends on the year. Some winters give nothing at all in the way of a lid. Nearest is Stanley M Levine Reservoir, roughly 4 acres of surface. Parking is recorded at Stanley M Levine Reservoir. On climate averages, local water clears around mid March. Passaic County records cover brown trout, walleye and brook trout. Anyone based in Paterson can reach every one of these in a morning....