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Roosevelt Park Pond

Roosevelt Park Pond is a lake in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

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Fish species in Roosevelt Park Pond

Official stocking history

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.

Roosevelt Park Pond covers 8.83 acres in Middlesex County. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Roosevelt Park Pond, so those measurements should not be guessed.

What to Expect at Roosevelt Park Pond

Because Roosevelt Park Pond is only 8.83 acres, a careful bank-by-bank approach is more useful than constant moving.

Fish and Useful Baits at Roosevelt Park Pond

Fish reported from Roosevelt Park Pond include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, and yellow perch. Rainbow trout is also stocked in Roosevelt Park Pond.

Bass

For Roosevelt Park Pond largemouth, use a shallow crankbait or swim jig to locate fish, then slow down with a jig or soft plastic.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

A soft-plastic minnow or live minnow placed beside cover is a sound crappie approach on Roosevelt Park Pond. For sunfish on Roosevelt Park Pond, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For Roosevelt Park Pond yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.

Chain Pickerel

For Roosevelt Park Pond pickerel, cover weed edges with a flashy moving lure and use a short leader when bite-offs become common.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Roosevelt Park Pond

Keep one search bait and one slower follow-up bait ready so a short feeding window is not wasted on Roosevelt Park Pond. Then compare vegetation, shaded shoreline and changes from soft to firm bottom around Roosevelt Park Pond before searching open water.

When to Fish Roosevelt Park Pond

Spring at Roosevelt Park Pond favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Roosevelt Park Pond, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Roosevelt Park Pond become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.

Check the evidence

Sources and what they establish

Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.

  • Black Crappie — supporting source

    New Jersey DEP Fish & Wildlife — Freshwater Fish and Stocking

    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.

  • Bluegill — supporting source

    New Jersey DEP Fish & Wildlife — Freshwater Fish and Stocking

    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.

  • Brown Bullhead — supporting source

    New Jersey DEP Fish & Wildlife — Freshwater Fish and Stocking

    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.

  • Chain Pickerel — supporting source

    New Jersey DEP Fish & Wildlife — Freshwater Fish and Stocking

    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.

  • Largemouth Bass — supporting source

    New Jersey DEP Fish & Wildlife — Freshwater Fish and Stocking

    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.

  • Longear Sunfish — supporting source

    New Jersey DEP Fish & Wildlife — Freshwater Fish and Stocking

    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.

  • Steelhead — supporting source

    New Jersey DEP Fish & Wildlife — Trout Stocked Lakes

    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.

  • Yellow Perch — supporting source

    New Jersey DEP Fish & Wildlife — Freshwater Fish and Stocking

    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.

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