Fishing near Trenton, NJ
Sitting at the fall line of the Delaware River in Mercer County, Trenton marks the boundary between tidal and non-tidal water — a convergence point where anadromous runners like striped bass, shad, and herring meet downriver freshwater fish such as walleye, smallmouth bass, and channel catfish. The Delaware is the dominant local fishery, while trophy waters like Round Valley Reservoir sit roughly 30 miles northwest.
Top waters to fish near Trenton
Delaware River
Round Valley Reservoir
Martins Creek
Lake Nockamixon
Millstone River
Bustleton Creek
Spruce Run Reservoir
Raritan River
Neshaminy Creek
Schuylkill River
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Trenton, New Jersey and what's needed to catch them.
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Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Atlantic Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blueback Herring
Alosa aestivalis
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Trout
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Fallfish
Semotilus corporalis
Fishing guides near Trenton
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Joe De Filippo
Fish N Party Charters
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Adrian McElroy
Jenn-A Fishing Charters LLC
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Chris Johnson
Reel C Charters
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Inshore / Offshore Fishing or Local Cruises
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Peter Clarke
Mad Hatter Charters
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Timothy Mueller
Sandy Hook Charters
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Fast and Family friendly charter
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Alan Thomas
Nightwatch Sport Fishing
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