Bear Swamp Lake

Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake) is a reservoir in Passaic County, but a dependable acreage figure was not found. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake), so those measurements should not be guessed.

What to Expect at Bear Swamp Lake

Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake), the safest approach is to read the water in front of you instead of assuming it fishes like another lake with the same name.

Fish and Useful Baits at Bear Swamp Lake

Fish reported from Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake) include black crappie, bluegill, chain pickerel, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and yellow perch.

Bass

Begin the largemouth search on Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake) with a moving bait, then pick apart wood or weeds with a worm.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

A soft-plastic minnow or live minnow placed beside cover is a sound crappie approach on Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake). For sunfish on Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake), keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake) yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.

Chain Pickerel

Chain pickerel in Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake) can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Bear Swamp Lake

Let water color, wind and the first two bites decide whether to stay shallow or move toward the basin on Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake). Then compare the incoming-water end of Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake) with the dam side and any point that reaches the old channel.

When to Fish Bear Swamp Lake

A sunny spring afternoon can pull Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake) fish toward dark bottom, wood and new vegetation. Summer fish in Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake) may feed shallow at dawn before settling beside cover or deeper structure. Cooling water can bring Bear Swamp Lake (Passaic County, west of Van Nostrand Lake) fish back to points and banks where bait gathers.