Monmouth county Pond for easy shore Fishing

[John D.]

Holmdel

[phil]

go to molders and use shiners and livers on the bottom, especially with kids who are bored with sunnies its like shooting big fish in a barrel

[CMA719]

John D, I'm familiar with the Western part of Monmouth County, unfortunately not so much the Eastern part where you are. Let me know if you're ever in the Western part of the county I can recommend a few.

[krob8979]

Homdel park, Porcy pond. Manasquan res has plenty of shore access as well but need to walk for the really good spots

[John D.]

Might give Moulders a try but guess I have to keep the fish which am not keen on. Holmdel Park have fished since the 80s but the past few years has not been very good once the trout get fished out and have not seen a catfish in many years. I think they had to drain the lake 10 or so years ago and it hasnt been the same since.

Thanks everyone.

[phil]

Originally Posted by John D.

Might give Moulders a try but guess I have to keep the fish which am not keen on. Holmdel Park have fished since the 80s but the past few years has not been very good once the trout get fished out and have not seen a catfish in many years. I think they had to drain the lake 10 or so years ago and it hasnt been the same since.

Thanks everyone.

Pretty sure you only need to keep the trout. I grew up in hazlet the only lakes in the area i remember riding my bike to were veterans park in hazlet was small but loaded with cats. Crystal pond in middletown had decent small bass and was 1st to freeze for ice skating and sometimes we'd ride our bikes to shadow lake but that was a really far ride and wed never tell our parents we went that far. Anytime we went to molders it was always an adventure and we caught something crazy.

Late edit: check out topanemus that was always a good early spring spot for pickerel depending on where you are in holmdel it might be like a 5min drive

[John D.]

Phil

Small world as I grew up in Hazlet as well. Just off laurel ave in back of Lillian dr school. There was a swamp/pond system in back of the old general store across from the helfrich bus lot on Lauren ave that was loaded with huge bass, pickerel and Carp. Leeches too if you tried to walk in. Hard to access unless one of the houses let you fish their backyard but there was an overpass on hwy 36 you could fish under which was right before the Palmer ave exit (there was an old Brick red grocery store there called the “barn” something and now it’s a big CVS)

Thx

[Jerseydix]

Spring lake, Holmdel park, and Topenemus have served me well when my kids were little.