greenwood lake/splitrock report - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

icebadger · #1 02-06-2018, 08:59 PM

a friend and i tried to go get on greenwood lake this morning and was greeted by open water about 50 yards of it by the dam. we then tried the new york end of the lake and found about 45 to 60 yards of ice then open water in the middle so we said the hell with this and had to go to plan B splitrock. we got there and went out to the big island to find some perch and some smb or lmb.the ice was 7.5" to 8" we drilled holes and hoped for the best we caught 12 perch from 9" to12" and 5 slime darts from 14" to 18". the action was a little slow. we fished in 22 to 14 fow. we marked fish on the FL20 but they did not want to play too nice. most fish were caught on tip ups, but i did get two small perch on a jiggin rap and i had a slime dart break me off at the hole

that's why i HATE those things. we also had to clean up some garbage in the parking area that some a-hole left behind.we had a bald eagle pay us a visit as well he hung around for a while then left. i just love that place.

bunker dunker · #2 02-07-2018, 08:15 AM

nice work Badger,good eats

FishOnKV · #3 02-07-2018, 09:22 AM

Nice perch you got there. Thank you for picking up the trash in the lot, I always do a quick pickup there as well

One of my favorite places in the state.

fishingbuddies · #4 02-07-2018, 09:37 AM

Awesome Ice badger.
I went there earlier this yr and got the skunk. The island is where the action is it appears. How long of a walk is it from the launch to the island? We guestimated 30 mins easy and just decided to hit the opposite shoreline from the rocky launch area.
We love that place on yaks in the summer. Would like to give it another try on hard water with some guidance.

AndyS · #5 02-07-2018, 10:33 AM

Thanks for cleaning up the parking lot ! I know a lot of teens go back there and party and trash the place. I clean the parking lot every time I visit the rock now. Thanx for the report, and photos !

akoop · #6 02-07-2018, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by icebadger

a friend and i tried to go get on greenwood lake this morning and was greeted by open water about 50 yards of it by the dam. we then tried the new york end of the lake and found about 45 to 60 yards of ice then open water in the middle so we said the hell with this and had to go to plan B splitrock. we got there and went out to the big island to find some perch and some smb or lmb.the ice was 7.5" to 8" we drilled holes and hoped for the best we caught 12 perch from 9" to12" and 5 slime darts from 14" to 18". the action was a little slow. we fished in 22 to 14 fow. we marked fish on the FL20 but they did not want to play too nice. most fish were caught on tip ups, but i did get two small perch on a jiggin rap and i had a slime dart break me off at the hole

that's why i HATE those things. we also had to clean up some garbage in the parking area that some a-hole left behind.we had a bald eagle pay us a visit as well he hung around for a while then left. i just love that place.

Thanks for cleaning up, I had to do the same at Budd Lake last weekend. I also saw a bald eagle flying around the open water at Budd Lake. Pretty cool sight!