Spring Lake in Monmouth County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Spring Lake in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The shore lies 0.8 miles out. It covers about 14 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our New Jersey listings. Nearest place of any size is Spring Lake, 0.3 miles away. It is 29 miles to Staten Island, the nearest city. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Spring Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Public occurrence data for Monmouth County names bluegill, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed. The county list is broader than any single water. On Spring Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 75°F; the cold one sits at 32°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. On Spring Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Wreck Pond, 0.6 miles away. Treat Spring Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.