[Finprof]

Hi:

I am exactly the opposite. I have been fishing in freshwater for decades and finally got started in saltwater last year. I live not far from Assunpink and within a coupe of hundred yards of Mercer Lake. Both Assunpink and Mercer fish well from a small jonboat because there are good launching ramps. A canoe or kayak also work but not as well.
This time of year the water is cold and the fish are in deep holes with warmer water. I know it sounds weird but the colder water is near shore right now. Later when the sun warms the water near shore in April and May the fish will be near shore, particularly when bass are spawning. Then they go back to deeper water in Summer when the shore water gets too warm.
In Mercer Lake, fishing is best on the points. Assunpink should be the same.
For right now using a boat or canoe and dropping a jig with a pork rind trailer in deep holes should work, although the fish will be sluggish. However, it won't be long before Spring weather turns on. At that point you can get them to hit a floating Rapala.