Fishing near Wayne, New Jersey

New Jersey puts Wayne inside Passaic County. Fishing here means leaving the streets behind first. Sorted by how far you drive: Packanack Lake just 1.4 miles, Roveres Lake just 1.6 miles to the south-east, McDonalds Ponds just 2.1 miles, Toms Lake just 2.4 miles to the north followed by Crestmere Lake just 2.7 miles. Cold spells can close them, though not every year. Even in a cold year it comes and goes. Dammed water makes up most of the list. Structure beats open water on every one of them. At 82 acres, Packanack Lake is the closest water to town. Packanack Lake is the one with a mapped slipway. Water round here typically opens up around mid March. County records name brown trout, walleye, brook trout, bluegill and largemouth bass among the fish present. The county boundary runs through this group. Anything you fish here counts as Passaic County water, so read the county rules first....