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Re: Monmouth county Pond for easy shore Fishing
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.
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Re: Monmouth county Pond for easy shore Fishing
https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/hofnod_ythchallenge20.htm
There is a fishing for kids event in Neptune. Check out the link from the Division of Fish and Wildlife. In fact, if anyone on this board has kids, check out an event near where you live. Also notice the number of counties that have no sponsors or events. Does anyone have the interest and enthusiasm to get behind this program in a pond near you? |
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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 Last edited by phil; 10-13-2020 at 12:29 PM.. |
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Re: Monmouth county Pond for easy shore Fishing
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 |
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Re: Monmouth county Pond for easy shore Fishing
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We used to go into the woods behind the public works building off leocadia and bushwack around there all 4 seasons. Never really did catch anything besides turtles but heard stories about fish farther up stream towards 36. |
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Re: Monmouth county Pond for easy shore Fishing
Yes the Farm Barn! The area you fished by Leocadia stretched all the way up to Rte 36 and opened up a bit with deeper waters. There were bass up to 8#, pickerel up to 4# and carp they used to fish with cross bows up to 30#. There may have been bigger but those what were I saw caught. Live shiners were the key. If you could catch the shiners in the lake a bass or pickerel was automatic. The place was literally teaming with fish. I am sure they are still there. Never had the guts to take a raft in there. I’m not kidding, the amount of leeches in the water was staggering which I am sure fed the bass population.
I can remember the old Jack and the Preacher nursery off laurel ave but not the Farm Barn. Lol. Last edited by John D.; 10-14-2020 at 01:41 PM.. |
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Re: Monmouth county Pond for easy shore Fishing
Spring lake, Holmdel park, and Topenemus have served me well when my kids were little.
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That’s him lol. I think they used to hatch the chickens in the incubator around easter. Lived there from 1977 until went to college in 1989
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