Shippees Pond Fishing near Fair Haven, New Jersey

• Overview

  Shippees Pond is one of the Monmouth County waters in New Jersey. Land around it is open valley. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Monmouth County list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Fair Haven, 0.7 miles away. Red Bank lies 1.1 miles off, Little Silver another 1.6 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Shippees Pond

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Across Monmouth County, recorded fish include bluegill, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Shippees Pond that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 31°F to 75°F. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. That shapes the year on Shippees Pond. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. A marina is mapped about 0.9 miles away. You will be walking about half a mile from the nearest car park. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Marion Lake is 1.1 miles off. Nothing on Shippees Pond should be assumed from this page alone.