New Wawayanda Lake is a reservoir in New Jersey, near Sussex County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
New Wawayanda Lake covers 112 acres in Sussex County. The verified maximum depth at New Wawayanda Lake is 110 feet; a dependable storage-volume figure was not found for this water.
The combination of 112 acres and 110 feet of depth gives New Wawayanda Lake both shoreline water and a true deep basin.
New Wawayanda Lake has enough depth for fish to separate into shallow and deep groups. In summer at New Wawayanda Lake, find the deepest water that still has usable oxygen instead of assuming the bottom is automatically productive. Before leaving a productive-looking section of New Wawayanda Lake, change retrieve speed or depth once so location and presentation are not changed at the same time.
Fish reported from New Wawayanda Lake include atlantic salmon, black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, and yellow perch. Rainbow trout is also stocked in New Wawayanda Lake.
Low light favors a topwater or spinnerbait for New Wawayanda Lake largemouth; brighter conditions call for a slower presentation beside cover.
A soft-plastic minnow or live minnow placed beside cover is a sound crappie approach on New Wawayanda Lake. For sunfish on New Wawayanda Lake, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For New Wawayanda Lake yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.
A spoon or compact swimbait worked beside weeds is a practical chain pickerel choice on New Wawayanda Lake.
A simple bottom rig with cut bait or prepared bait is a practical channel catfish setup on New Wawayanda Lake. Use a nightcrawler on a light bottom rig for New Wawayanda Lake bullheads, especially in quiet water after sunset. Common carp in New Wawayanda Lake can be targeted with corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig.
For rainbow trout in New Wawayanda Lake, use a small spoon, inline spinner, trout magnet or natural bait on light line. Stocked trout may begin near release areas before spreading toward cooler or deeper water in New Wawayanda Lake.
For landlocked salmon in New Wawayanda Lake, use small spoons, minnow plugs or live bait at a controlled depth near suspended forage. A surface-only approach at New Wawayanda Lake misses fish using the cooler basin.
Spring at New Wawayanda Lake favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over New Wawayanda Lake, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on New Wawayanda Lake become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.
Begin with the first clear depth change, then test nearby wood, weeds or rock instead of making random casts on New Wawayanda Lake. Then compare the incoming-water end of New Wawayanda Lake with the dam side and any point that reaches the old channel.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles jigs, small crankbaits and live-bait rigs on New Wawayanda Lake. A second rod suited to trolling, spoons or larger swimbaits covers the open-water fish in New Wawayanda Lake.
The verified boundary measurement covers 112 acres.
At New Wawayanda Lake, compare the incoming-water end, a middle section and the dam or basin side, then stay with the area showing the best cover and bait.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.