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Upper Echo Park Pond

Upper Echo Park Pond is a lake in Union County, New Jersey.

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Fish species in Upper Echo 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.

Upper Echo Park Pond covers 7.88 acres in Union County. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Upper Echo Park Pond, so those measurements should not be guessed.

What to Expect at Upper Echo Park Pond

Because Upper Echo Park Pond is only 7.88 acres, a careful bank-by-bank approach is more useful than constant moving.

Fish and Useful Baits at Upper Echo Park Pond

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

Bass

A spinnerbait, square-bill and Texas rig cover the most useful largemouth situations on Upper Echo Park Pond.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

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

Chain Pickerel

A spoon or compact swimbait worked beside weeds is a practical chain pickerel choice on Upper Echo Park Pond.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Upper Echo Park Pond

Fish one section carefully enough to learn the productive depth before moving to a different part of the water on Upper Echo Park Pond. Then compare vegetation, shaded shoreline and changes from soft to firm bottom around Upper Echo Park Pond before searching open water.

When to Fish Upper Echo Park Pond

Spring at Upper Echo Park Pond favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Upper Echo Park Pond, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Upper Echo 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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