Fishing near Clifton, NJ

Sitting in Passaic County along the Passaic River, Clifton anchors one of the region's most accessible fisheries—the river runs through dense neighborhoods and floodplain wilderness alike past the Dundee Dam on the Clifton/Garfield border. Northern pike are the local draw, with shoreline access right in town at Dundee Island Preserve. Within an hour sit marquee waters like Lake Hopatcong, Round Valley Reservoir, and the Newark Watershed.