Sunfish & Crappie

Bluegill Sunfish

There is scarcely a body of water in the state that does not have Bluegills in it. Bluegills get to a foot long, but are seldom seen at that size.

All sunfishes are aggressive and territorial. Their belligerence is heightened in the confines of an aquarium, where you may start out with several small ones, but you will end up with just one big one. A sunfish will tear a fish-store cichlid to pieces. They adapt readily to regular fish food, but lose most of the attractive wild colors.

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Pumpkinseed Sunfish

The Pumpkinseed is the second most common type of sunfish

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Redbreast Sunfish

note the long 'ear'

Redbreasts can be found in the D&R Canal.

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Black Crappie

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Crappies are fun to fish for - seems they'll hit just about anything. They also do well in an aquarium, where they are not aggressive towards anything they do not regard as food. They do require live food like minnows, although eventually you can train most individuals to take freeze-dried krill and worms.

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Sussex County
( 41.13351, -74.73848 )

  1. Budd Lake - Hackettstown ( 40.86292, -74.75154 )
  2. Clinton Reservoir (N) ( 41.09734, -74.44232 )
  3. Clinton Reservoir (S) ( 41.09409, -74.44102 )
  4. Cranberry Lake - Andover ( 40.95204, -74.73681 )
  5. Delaware River - Caddo Access ( 41.31834, -74.79522 )
  6. Delaware River - Dingman's Ferry PA ( 41.21942, -74.86017 )
  7. Delaware River - Port Jervis NY ( 41.37715, -74.70473 )
  8. Delaware River - Poxono ( 41.04019, -75.02293 )
  9. Delaware River - Rockcores Trailhead ( 41.01750, -75.07020 )
  10. Delaware River - Turtle Beach ( 41.03352, -75.03776 )
  11. Lake Aeroflex - Andover ( 41.01041, -74.73564 )
  12. Lake Hopatcong - Ashley's Cove ( 40.96426, -74.61082 )
  13. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (E) ( 40.92890, -74.63861 )
  14. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (W) ( 40.91763, -74.66346 )
  15. Lake Musconetcong - Netcong ( 40.90099, -74.70354 )
  16. Lake Musconetcong - Port Morris Park ( 40.90851, -74.68505 )
  17. Lamington/Black River - Route 10 ( 40.86048, -74.62893 )
  18. Morris Canal - Waterloo ( 40.91259, -74.76785 )
  19. Musconetcong River - Saxton ( 40.88829, -74.79732 )
  20. Musconetcong River - Stephens SP ( 40.87225, -74.80619 )
  21. Musconetcong River - Waterloo (N) ( 40.91147, -74.76912 )
  22. Musconetcong River - Waterloo (S) ( 40.89663, -74.79111 )
  23. Neversink River - Port Jervis NY ( 41.37589, -74.67546 )
  24. Paulins Kill - access ( 41.07478, -74.78607 )
  25. Paulins Kill - Blairstown ( 40.97758, -74.94390 )
  26. Paulins Kill - Footbridge Park ( 40.98121, -74.95964 )
  27. Paulins Kill - Stillwater ( 41.03284, -74.87420 )
  28. Paulins Kill Lake - Newton ( 41.05273, -74.82674 )
  29. Peaquannock River - Oak Ridge Reservoir ( 41.06314, -74.48597 )
  30. Pequest River - Allamuchy ( 40.92160, -74.84089 )
  31. Rockaway River - Rockaway (E) ( 40.90190, -74.50881 )
  32. Rockaway River - Wharton ( 40.88947, -74.56952 )
  33. Rockaway River - WMA ( 40.95537, -74.57069 )
  34. Silver Lake - Hope ( 40.93370, -74.94996 )
  35. Split Rock Reservoir - Rockaway ( 40.96274, -74.45808 )
  36. Steeny Kill Lake - High Point ( 41.32085, -74.67720 )
  37. Sunset Lake ( 40.87071, -74.61751 )
  38. Swartswood Lake - Newton (N) ( 41.07356, -74.82440 )
  39. Swartswood Lake - Newton (S) ( 41.06296, -74.85278 )
  40. Tilcon Lake - Waterloo ( 40.90717, -74.76840 )
  41. Walkill River - Bassetts Bridge ( 41.26008, -74.55100 )
  42. Walkill River - Franklin ( 41.11063, -74.58840 )
  43. Walkill River - Glenwood Rd ( 41.19413, -74.57499 )
  44. Walkill River - Hamburg ( 41.15266, -74.58161 )
  45. Walkill River - Unionville NY ( 41.28789, -74.53406 )
  46. Wawayanda Lake - Wawayanda SP ( 41.18823, -74.42609 )
  47. White Lake - Freylinghausen ( 41.00076, -74.91654 )