FISHING & BOATING Anglers, Get the Line on Fishing Fill your bucket with striped bass, large- and small-mouthed bass, blackfish, bluefish, bluegills, carp, catfish, cod, crabs, crappie, flounder, fluke, freshwater eels, ling, muskie, panfish, perch, pickerel, porgies, sunnies, tiger, tog, triggerfish, trout, bluefin tuna or weakfish. Hook a fish in a creek, coastal river, pond, lake, reservoir, bay or the mighty Atlantic Ocean. Board a boat, wade in the water or cast from a jetty, pier or shore. Fishing Licenses A NJ State fishing license, available at fishing supply and bait shops, is required for all freshwater fishing (ages 16–69) in the Monmouth County Park System, and a trout stamp is also required when fishing for trout. Although a license is not needed for saltwater fishing (coastal river/ocean/bay), it is necessary to register with the New Jersey Saltwater Recreational Registry Program, and catches must conform to NJ State species size and number limits. The state registration is free and provides an exemption from national registration. For more information about fishing licenses, fish stocking, places to fish and a list of fishing events, visit www. monmouthcountyparks.com and www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw. Note: When on the water in a county park, visitors must follow NJ State boating laws and Park System rules and regulations. Gaspowered motor boats are not allowed on Monmouth County Park System waters, except the ocean. BOAT RAMPS Lakes and Reservoirs Asbury Park—Deal Lake Howell—Manasquan Reservoir Lincroft—Thompson Park Lake Red Bank—Shadow Lake Roosevelt—Assunpink, Rising Sun and Stone Tavern Lakes Check www.njboatramps.org for information, regulations and a list of additional boat ramps in Monmouth County’s rivers and bays. BOAT RENTALS Manasquan Reservoir, Howell Enjoy fishing or touring. Rent rowboats, electric motor powered rowboats beginning April 1 and kayaks on May 1. Please call the Visitor Center at 732-919-0996. Turkey Swamp Park Rent a canoe or paddleboat and enjoy the 17-acre lake in Freehold, where you can fish for bass, catfish and bluegills. Call 732-462-7286. Red Bank Marina Navesink River Boat rentals include a fleet of Carolina Skiffs, pontoon boats, power boats, canoes and kayaks. RedBankMarina@gmail.com or 732-741-3320. on the SAILING LESSONS NJBoating.org is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, interactive website linking you to the best of boating in New Jersey. Use the site’s mapping feature to locate pumpouts and boat ramps in the Garden State or to get info on best boating practices, fishing regulations and much more. Sponsored by the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, the NJDEP, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Rutgers University Center for Remote Sensing, the Marine Trades Association of New Jersey, Sport Fish Restoration and I Boat NJ. Contact Assistant Extension Director and Marine Recreation Agent Mike Danko at mdanko@njseagrant.org. waterfront Photo by J. Rutherford Photo ©Michael S. Miller 22 www.sparkvisitmonmouth.com
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