South Jersey Bass Fishing

[fishdevil1]

Rainbow Lake

 

Nailed this 5.45lber on a 4" wacky rig watermelon Senko. This was the only good fish. The rest of the 15 or so bass all went under 12". Water temps at 66-67.

 

[YoTone]

Tried out Elmer Lake for the first time. Not a major chunk but was happy this 2.5 hit my teckle frog.

[Eric Bo]

 Just getting started in bass fishing (been hooking cats my whole life) and am having trouble figuring out where the fish are local to me.. Camden County resident and I would be bank fishing only, I've tried a few lakes in Gloucester City, and Audubon Lake with not even a hit. I know my technique has A LOT to be desired, but I figured in the past month I should have got ONE hit?

[YoTone]

9 minutes ago, Eric Bo said:

 Just getting started in bass fishing (been hooking cats my whole life) and am having trouble figuring out where the fish are local to me.. Camden County resident and I would be bank fishing only, I've tried a few lakes in Gloucester City, and Audubon Lake with not even a hit. I know my technique has A LOT to be desired, but I figured in the past month I should have got ONE hit?

yes if you have put in the time you should of gotten a few bites. what are your lures and what times are you fishing? have you tried newton? it has tons of bank access.

[Eric Bo]

3 minutes ago, YoTone said:

yes if you have put in the time you should of gotten a few bites. what are your lures and what times are you fishing? have you tried newton? it has tons of bank access.

I have a few soft bodied topwater frogs (a popper and a non-popper) spinnerbaits in white, chartreuse, black/brown, topwater spinners and some assorted plastic worms in dark glitter colors.  A couple of Rapala Rattlers...  And I usually go during the week after work, so around 530-6pm... Where is Newton? 

[YoTone]

5 minutes ago, Eric Bo said:

I have a few soft bodied topwater frogs (a popper and a non-popper) spinnerbaits in white, chartreuse, black/brown, topwater spinners and some assorted plastic worms in dark glitter colors.  A couple of Rapala Rattlers...  And I usually go during the week after work, so around 530-6pm... Where is Newton? 

its literally right next to Audubon Lake. google map newton lake. 

[Eric Bo]

5 minutes ago, YoTone said:

its literally right next to Audubon Lake. google map newton lake. 

I'll try walking the banks there...any advice on what to use or times?

[YoTone]

8 minutes ago, Eric Bo said:

I'll try walking the banks there...any advice on what to use or times?

early morning bite is good this time of year and from dusk till whenever you get tired of getting bit by the bugs.

 

Ive been exclusively throwing top water baits. my go to's are buzz baits and some type of buzzing frog like a top toad or teckle sprinker  but anything  should work.  put in the time there and you should get rewarded. big snake heads there too.  good luck.

[Eric Bo]

Does color matter as much as everyone makes it seem? I have white and black in buzzbaits, I know it says it depends on water clarity....

[YoTone]

Just now, Eric Bo said:

Does color matter as much as everyone makes it seem? I have white and black in buzzbaits, I know it says it depends on water clarity....

no idea but ive caught fish on a black buzz bait all times of the day. never tried white at night so i cant say if it works or not.

[Eric Bo]

4 hours ago, YoTone said:

no idea but ive caught fish on a black buzz bait all times of the day. never tried white at night so i cant say if it works or not.

Tried Newton on my lunch with a black buzzbaits... 10" bass within the first 10 min... Going to head back out there around 6 tonight for a bit and see if I have any luck... Thanks for the tips!! Anywhere else that's worth driving to? (Doesn't have to be Camden County)

[YoTone]

10 minutes ago, Eric Bo said:

Tried Newton on my lunch with a black buzzbaits... 10" bass within the first 10 min... Going to head back out there around 6 tonight for a bit and see if I have any luck... Thanks for the tips!! Anywhere else that's worth driving to? (Doesn't have to be Camden County)

cooper, greenwich lake, stewart lake, haddon lake, grenloch lake, strawbridge lake.  i can really go on and on. my suggestion is downloading the mobile app called fish brain. its like facebook but for anglers. it will show a map and every location and will have the catches posted at each location.

 

[Eric Bo]

Seems my fist bass, was my only bass...lol... From the stories I've been hearing, I really want to nail a snakehead... Seems it would be a good fight. I keep hearing they are in the lakes I'm fishing, but I haven't had a hit on anything. Getting discouraged .....

[fishdevil1]

On 6/7/2018 at 10:00 AM, YoTone said:

yes if you have put in the time you should of gotten a few bites. what are your lures and what times are you fishing? have you tried newton? it has tons of bank access.

Its post spawn conditions in many SJ waters so the bass fishing is going to be tougher.

[YoTone]

19 hours ago, Eric Bo said:

Seems my fist bass, was my only bass...lol... From the stories I've been hearing, I really want to nail a snakehead... Seems it would be a good fight. I keep hearing they are in the lakes I'm fishing, but I haven't had a hit on anything. Getting discouraged .....

dont get  discouraged. my brother in law stayed with me a week and fished hard and got skunked. like fishdevil says post spawn fish can be tricky.  as for bank fishing, i never stay in one spot for more than 20 minutes and when im in a spot i fan cast and try to cover as much area as quickly as possible.

 

this time of year night time bass fishing can be very rewarding. 

 

[YoTone]

2.5 at Elmer lake on a Strike King popping perch in the pads. 

[gal101168]

On 4/20/2018 at 1:31 PM, YoTone said:

First bass in the kayak  for 2018. caught last weekend at Newton. 

That's a solid bass for Newton. I've had bad luck there this year.

[YoTone]

12 hours ago, gal101168 said:

That's a solid bass for Newton. I've had bad luck there this year.

Hard to find a more pressured body of water around here than newton. i only fish it when im short on time.

[SnailsYeast]

Hey guys, I’ve been fishing ponds in Camden county recently and I wanted to ask if anybody has any suggestions. I know lakes have been mentioned but I, personally, enjoy pond fishing more. 

[YoTone]

Elmer lake has become my summer fling. Im really into frog fishing and this seems to be a great place. 

[YoTone]

Caught this decent chunk using  a jackall kaera frog at Elmer lake.

[YoTone]

went to Union Lake for some summer night fishing. caught this nice 3 on a chatter bait and lost one monster on a buzzbait.

[Bob Hagy]

On ‎3‎/‎21‎/‎2015 at 10:19 PM, jyu87 said:

Here mixed review with Menatico; some have said that its a little sketchy with some random people hanging out in there. What's your take?

Hi Dink, I fished Menantico many years ago during the perch spawn until that fishery dwindled and my trips there tapered off. However, during an August, on a single outing, I caught a 6 1/2 # bass, a pleasant surprise. I don't know about current conditions, but back then the water was super clear. I saw several bass that I was able to sneak up on, so I knew they were there, but never made that many conversions. I absolutely love the beauty of those ponds.

[fishdevil1]

Nice job Yo Tone...looks like you have Elmer Lake dialed in. Fun place to fish...there was a legit 7.2lber caught out of there in a tourney. 

[YoTone]

2 hours ago, fishdevil1 said:

Nice job Yo Tone...looks like you have Elmer Lake dialed in. Fun place to fish...there was a legit 7.2lber caught out of there in a tourney. 

thanks man. seems like im the only one reporting in here. not posting much here anymore?

 

i havent been there in a bit.  I was at alloway today and lost a decent one on a neko rig. saw some guy land a 5 there and promptly lost another seemingly decent one in the brush. i want to try rainbow lake, especially with all those nice ones you posted from there but my buddy wants to go to DOD, i hate that place.