Merrill Creek Reservoir

Warren - New Jersey


  • 21 catches

  • 389 followers

  • 9 spots

This made-man reservoir was completed in 1988, and has a maximum depth of 200 feet. Cover includes brush, ledges, timbered shoreline, riprap shoreline, coves, and fallen timber.

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Merrill Creek Reservoir Fishing Reports

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  1. Walter Lapicki
    - Merrill Creek Reservoir

    Largemouth Bass

    1. George Horvath 0
      Nice 👍
  2. Christopher Pereira
    - Merrill Creek Reservoir

    27.0 in. Chain Pickerel

    1. Robert Coleman 0
      She's got a bigger gut than you! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
    2. Capt Morris Campbell 0
      Nice one!!!!
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  3. Walter Lapicki
    - Merrill Creek Reservoir

    5 lb. 31.0 in. Largemouth Bass with a Texas rig with worm

    1. George Horvath 0
      Nice 😊
  4. Ian Brenly
    - Merrill Creek Reservoir

    Almost a pound and a half. It tried to eat a 3 1/2 inch tail dancer.

    Yellow Perch with a rapala

    1. Brady Field 0
      that’s gargantuan
  5. Ian Brenly
    - Merrill Creek Reservoir

    Since I just decided to post a couple pics thought I would throw this one in. Fishing for bass and trolling to our next spot got some luck and was able to land this ...more guy. Daughter was stoked

    Landlocked Salmon with a Rapala

    1. Patrick McCarty 0
      great smile that is a keeper frame and hang on the wall
    2. NJ Squatch 0
      email FGW the pic so they know how well they are doing. There was some concern around them crashing the bait population. NJfwfish@dep.nj.gov
    3. Ian Brenly 0
      I know I just found that out after I caught one and did a little research. crazy
    4. NJ Squatch 0
      It is amazing how fast those things are growing. They were stocked at 14-15” less than 18 months ago.
    5. Josh Sommerville 0
      Thats Awesome!!!
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  6. Ian Brenly
    - Merrill Creek Reservoir

    6 lb. Largemouth Bass with a Brush hog

    1. Ian Brenly 0
      Thanks Pete 👍🏻
    2. Pete Lyden 0
      monster!!
    3. Ian Brenly 0
      Thank you healthy fish spit out a huge crayfish. Put him on the scale and threw him back to grow somemore
    4. Josh Sommerville 0
      Nice Bass Ian👍🏻
    5. Ian Brenly 0
      Thanks 👍🏻
    6. Christopher Pereira 0
      Nice one
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  7. Ace Groov
    - Merrill Creek Reservoir

    small mouth with a Gaines Bass King Popper

  8. Matt Ward
    - Merrill Creek Reservoir

    Sweet day out on NJ waters

    Largemouth Bass with a Gary Yamamoto Original Senko Worms

    1. Matt Ward 0
      Not really, only second time there. It’s was pretty windy and actually hard to fish for me. I usually fish more central NJ. Wacky rig a senko seems like a good ...more bet
    2. michael oshea 0
      Have any suggestions for shore fishing locations ?
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  9. Brian Stiles
    - Merrill Creek Reservoir

    4 lb. Largemouth Bass with a Yamamoto heart tail swimbait

  10. Zach Wieller
    - Merrill Creek Reservoir

    5 lb. 8 oz. Largemouth Bass

    1. Zach Wieller 0
      yes i caught them in the past week.
    2. Christopher Pereira 0
      wow, you get these recently?
    3. Charlie Kelly 0
      Nice fish
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