Sheppard Lake

[bulletbob]

always a nice little lake, with clean water and some nice fish.. also always plagued by its close proximity to north Jersey urban centers.. Crowds were crazy there on weekends even 50 years ago.. loud music and partying,, I would go weekdays. Especially on a monday if I could swing it...

[Mets9n31]

So i checked this out on Friday morning. The ecosystem is certainly different that it was the last time i visited. Water is much clearer which has led to much more vegetation. Overall i wasn't impressed. I had high hopes when i arrived and saw a ton of baby bass swimming by the launch. We stayed until we got poured on around noon, then headed out with only 3 fish to our credit. We headed to Monksville next and surprisingly did better there with 6 fish in a few hours. There was only one other fishing boat and one kayak at Sheppard. Monksville was a zoo in the afternoon, but it didn't discourage the fish much.