Re: Interesting Day out on the Manasquan Reservoir
 

What are the regs?

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Ramp doesn't open until 630-7. Electric only I think. You MUST wear a life vest at all times otherwise the ranger WILL come out and ticket you. Ramp closes around sundown. That eliminates night bite action for hybrids. Pretty sure it's closed in the late fall thru the winter, opening back up early spring.

No bait shops remotely close to it with herring. I'm sure shiners would work but nothing really beats the delicate, oily herring!

Nice smallies though. I've seen some monsters in there while fishing along the rocks. Major largemouth in that watershed.

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The biggest hybrid schools i've ever seen are etched in my memory from the squan....i've witnessed big surface schools at other locations but there on more than a few ocations i've seen hybrids THICK at the surface 100 yrds x 100yrds....daz a lot a fizz

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Jigman and Delaware river, they also check your boating safety certificate, boat registration, and occasionally make you either take your boat propellor off or take your gas tanks out :rolleyes: They're really strict about fishing/boating there but I guess you can say they really care about the place. Probably why its so clean and theres so many nice fish.

Tradingfrank27, there was a little bit grass in some areas, but not a lot. Definitely not in summer form just yet.

Cool stories about the hybrids. Never caught a quality one from the lake, but ran into a school of hungry 12 inchers once :cool:

Thanks for the kind words guys! Keep on fishin'

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You see many Carp during the day? Might be a fun area to bowfish during the day but sure sounds like a pain

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Sounds like I need to drag some jigging flies through that place :D