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A New Jersey State fishing license is required for all freshwater fishing (ages 16 through 69) in the Monmouth County Park System and a trout stamp is also required when fishing for trout. A state fishing license can be purchased at any local fishing supply/bait shop. For more information about fishing licenses, visit the NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife website.   Fishing licenses are NOT available for purchase at the Manasquan Reservoir.

Starting in 2010, the National Saltwater Angler Registey Program requires most New Jersey saltwater anglers age 16 and up to register if they fish for anadromous species - fish that are born in fresh water, migrate to the ocean to grow into adults, and then return to fresh water to spawn - such as striped bass, smelt, shad or river herring. For more information regarding the registration, click here.

Park Type of
Water		 Fishing Location Type of Fish
Bayshore Waterfront Park,
Port Monmouth		 Bay Pier, wade or cast from shore Striped bass, fluke, flounder, weakfish, bluefish
Crosswicks Creek Greenway,
Upper Freehold *		 Creek Cast from shore Catfish, shad
Fisherman's Cove,
Mansquan		 Coastal River Cast form shore or boat Striped bass, fluke, flounder, weakfish, bluefish
Hartshorne Woods Park,
Middletown		 Coastal River Pier Stiped bass, fluke, flounder
Holmdel Park, Holmdel Pond Cast from shore Trout, largemouth bass, catfish, panfish
Historic Walnford, Upper Freehold Creek Cast from shore Carp, catfish, pickerel, large mouth bass, sunnies & freshwater eels.
Manasquan Reservoir,
Howell		 Reservoir Cast from shore or boat Large and small-mouth bass, hybrid striped bass, tiger muskie, bullhead catfish, panfish
Manasquan River Greenway **
Howell		 River Cast from shore Trout
Perrineville Lake Park, Millstone Lake Cast from shore or boat Bass, catfish, panfish, pickerel
Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park,
Long Branch		 Ocean Cast from shore or jetties Striped bass, weakfish, fluke, bluefish
Shark River Park, Neptune Pond & River Cast from shore Pond has bluegills & sunnies. River has trout.
Thompson Park, Lincroft Lake Cast from shore or boat Bass, bluegills, perch
Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold Lake Cast from shore or boat Bass, catfish, crappie, bluegill
* (Park at Route 537 bridge near Holmes Mill Rd)
** (Parking at Havens Bridge Rd., West Farms Rd., Southard Ave., Ketchum Ave., Howell)