Hurleys Pond in Monmouth County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Hurleys Pond is a Monmouth County water, New Jersey side. It lies 56 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 7 acres — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Monmouth County list. The nearest town is Shark River Hills, 2.5 miles away. West Belmar is 3 miles away, with Spring Lake Heights at 3.3 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Hurleys Pond

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Reported across Monmouth County: bluegill, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. At Hurleys Pond the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 74°F on average, January about 31°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. That shapes the year on Hurleys Pond. Wind on the bank for a day or two lifts the fishing there.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Glendola Reservoir, 1.1 miles out. None of that is settled for Hurleys Pond in what we hold.