Lake Carasaljo Fishing Guide, Ocean County, New Jersey

• Overview

  Within Ocean County, New Jersey, you have Lake Carasaljo. Height above sea level is 36 feet. With some 69 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 1.1 miles in total. By surface area it heads our Ocean County listings. Lakewood lies 0.6 miles from the water. The nearest city of size is Edison, 31 miles away. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Lake Carasaljo

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Open biodiversity records for Ocean County list bluegill, pumpkinseed, white perch, chain pickerel and largemouth bass. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Lake Carasaljo the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 31°F and July at about 74°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It holds true on Lake Carasaljo more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Parking within half a mile means no long carry with tackle. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Watering Place Brook, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Lake Carasaljo for certain.