Millhurst Pond Fishing Guide, Monmouth County, New Jersey

• Overview

  Within Monmouth County, New Jersey, you have Millhurst Pond. The bank is 128 feet above sea level. It covers about 21 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. West Freehold is the closest town at 2.1 miles. The big place round here is Edison, 19 miles distant. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Millhurst Pond

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Public occurrence data for Monmouth County names bluegill, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch and white perch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Millhurst Pond light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 74°F, with January the cold end at about 30°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Millhurst Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. You can leave the car about 100 yards from the water. Picnic facilities are recorded some 110 yards out. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Bulks Lake at 2.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Millhurst Pond for certain.