Toxic Algae, no fishing at Manasquan Res.

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

Bet the hybrid fishing in there is insane. Healthy stocking and you never hear about people fishing there much for them. The electric only thing prob keeps the pressure down on them as trolling is an ideal way to target them. Additionally, getting herring there seems like it'd be a major chore!

NJDF&W had a lot of input as to structure in the res.: cabled down piles of trees, stump fields, pea sized gravel areas for spawning, standing timber for snakes & bird perches (good fish structure, too).

Depth / structure map: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/lakes/manasquan.pdf (enlarge to see depth numbers, etc.)

The first fish we stocked were Alewife Herring. Two years later, we sampled with gill nets & captured some of the largest landlocked Alewives we have ever seen.

Too bad Monmouth Co. does not allow fishing after dark. In the past, have tried to get them to do so, but have had no luck. As you aware, they are very safety conscious. No wade fishing allowed.

Perhaps, pressure from interested anglers through The New Jersey State Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs http://www.njsfsc.org/ might work. Maybe a limited number of night permits.

[acabtp]

had the same issue w/ the cyanobacteria up at chittenden reservoir in VT when i was on vacation in august

is this a normal thing that just happens during sometimes during drought? or is there some other reason for it?

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