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Hamilton Township (New Jersey) — a draw for anglers. Nearby: 6 rivers, 27 water bodies and 8 sea areas. We forecast the bite not only on rivers and lakes, but at sea as well. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.
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Biting
Fish in 36 of 36 reports · Mostly Largemouth bass
Anglers have logged 36 fishing reports here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Pike, Rainbow trout. Peak season: May–August.
Partly cloudy: 48–66 °F
Wednesday, October 21
Tap any fish to open its full forecast — the hours it bites, what it takes, and where it has been caught.
Cloudy · feels like +47°
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Geomagnetic fieldquiet, Kp 3.7
Kp index — NOAA forecast. Not part of the bite score: catches show no link between geomagnetic storms and the bite.
The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.
What are solunar periods?New Jersey: the months when each species peaks and when it goes quiet. The current month is outlined.
| Fish | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White crappie | active | peak | peak | active | active | fair | fair | active | active | active | active | active |
| Black crappie | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | fair | fair | active | active | active | active | active |
| Black drum | active | peak | peak | active | active | fair | fair | fair | active | active | active | active |
| Flounder | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
| Muskellunge | slow | fair | active | peak | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
| Striped bass | slow | fair | peak | peak | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | slow | slow |
| Walleye | slow | fair | active | peak | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
| Yellow perch | slow | fair | active | active | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
| Bluefish | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
| Pike | fair | fair | fair | fair | active | active | active | peak | peak | active | active | fair |
| Smallmouth bass | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | peak | peak | peak | active | slow | slow |
| White bass | slow | slow | fair | active | active | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow |
| Largemouth bass | fair | fair | active | active | active | active | active | active | fair | fair | fair | fair |
| Rainbow trout | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | active | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
| Carp | slow | slow | slow | active | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
| Bluegill | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
| Channel catfish | slow | slow | slow | fair | active | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
| Spanish mackerel | slow | slow | slow | fair | peak | peak | peak | active | fair | slow | slow | slow |
The ranking weighs the regional forecast by water type, catches linked to each water body and distance from the city center.