New Jersey · River fishing · Walpack Township · Near Hackettstown

Flat Brook

Moderate
difficulty
Apr–Oct
best months

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Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 10 h ago

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Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. It doesn't name Flat Brook, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: NPS · Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Flat Brook is a river fishing spot in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in New Jersey, managed by the National Park Service. There is no fee to fish here. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Newton, NJ, run from highs around 70°F in May to about 75°F in September, with July the warmest at about 84°F. Alosa Campsites is about 1.3 miles away. The Orchard Trail and Coventry Pond Trail are both about 1.8 miles off. The Delaware River Water Trail is about 2.2 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    River Bend Group Campsite

    Campground

    Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Petrizzio's

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rainsZeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Sterling Hill Mining Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 19 mi from Hackettstown

    Zinc mine and museum in Ogdensburg, New Jersey

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Flat Brook

    Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      37° / 17°

    2. Feb

      40° / 19°

    3. Mar

      48° / 28°

    4. Apr

      61° / 38°

    5. May

      70° / 48°

    6. Jun

      80° / 56°

    7. Jul

      84° / 62°

    8. Aug

      83° / 60°

    9. Sep

      75° / 52°

    10. Oct

      64° / 41°

    11. Nov

      52° / 32°

    12. Dec

      41° / 24°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Newton, NJ, 11.1 mi away at 605 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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Fee
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Source: National Park Service API