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Annual Fishing Contest Coming To Lakewood May 6th

Author Jimmy Steal
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The Ocean County Parks and Recreation Department presents their annual Fishing Contest at Lake Shenandoah County Park in Lakewood on Saturday May 6th.

The yearly event, which traditionally takes place on the first Saturday in May, will have sign ups starting at 7:30 am at Lake Shenandoah County Park.

The contest itself will be running from 7:30am until 2pm, at Lake Shenandoah, Forge Pond in Brick, and Carasaljo in Lakewood. The cost is 4 dollars for ages 16 and up, and 2 dollars for kids under 16.

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Weigh ins will take place at all three locations, with prizes for both age groups. For complete rules and fishing regulations, call 732-506-5122, or log onto the Ocean County Parks website at https://www.oceancountyparks.org/frmSpecialEvents .

The event is sponsored by the County Of Ocean Board Of Commissioners, Virginia E. Haines – Chairwoman of Parks and Recreation.

Special thanks to our friends at Ocean County Tourism for their help with this story.

 

 

5 Favorite Summertime Freshwater Fishing Spots In Ocean County

  • 1. Lake Shenandoah County Park 660 Ocean Ave Lakewood

    An awesome place to dock fish or boat with bathrooms and a bait and tackle shop right on site! Big Largemouth Bass have been pulled out of here. I’ve never been boat fishing here, but I snagged a gigantic Bluegill off the northern edge of the lake a few summers back, on a live mealworm. I swore it was a Bass it fought so hard! They had some issues a few years back with heavy algae in the pond that skunked the fishing, but I believe the state came in and remedied that.

  • 2. Double Trouble State Park 581 Pinewald Keswick Rd Bayville

    Not just a great place to hike but also to fish! With multiple watersheds to fish from, like the Cedar Creek, Mill Pond Reservoir, Platt Reservoir, and my favorite, the Sweetwater Reservoir. There are some serious Chain Pickerel in the reservoirs here. I’ve nailed a few monster Pumpkinseed Bluegills over the years on spoons as well as Nightcrawlers. Bring the bug spray too! The Cedar Creek in particular, is great for kayak fishing.

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  • Forge Pond Route 70 Brick

    Great fishing here! canoe, kayak, and shore fishing can all land some nice Largemouth Bass, but a lot of Yellow Perch are caught here all Summer long!

     

  • Lake Riviera 371 Lake Shore Dr, Brick Township

    An absolute blast to fish this place. If you bring the kids here, odds are they will catch something! Maybe a Sunny, or maybe even a big ol Largemouth Bass! if you don’t have a boat canoe or kayak, try and fish from the dock on the southeast side of the lake, or the runoff stream east of the lake. In August they usually have a kids fishing tournament, and every summer for years now the local Cub Scout Troops in the area use it for their own fishing derbies.

  • Ocean County College Pond, College Dr, Toms River

    Well for a lot of folks in the area, this is the old standby. Both my kids caught their first Bluegills here when they were each 5 years old, and I’m sure generations of Ocean County folk can say the same thing. It’s loud with the cars on Hooper Ave,  you may snag a damn turtle before you get a fish, and quite frankly it’s so overfished many anglers wont bother, but I have a sweet spot for it. I have nailed a 5 pound catfish there and seen a few people pull out those giant grass eating carp that were purposely put in there to keep the waters from getting, well, too much grass in them, I guess.

Believe it or not, Jimmy’s first job was overnights at a Christian Radio Station. He claims he got into radio because like Rocky Balboa once said, “cause I can’t sing or dance.” Jimmy loves to write about all local happenings, especially around his town of Toms River. Favorite Pastime (other than masturbation, of course): Cheering for the Yankees, and crying for the J-E-T-S!!! Favorite Food: Hot Sauce…I collect ’em! Favorite Drink: PRUNO…look it up, if you dare! Favorite Movies: The Exorcist, Planet of The Apes (the original), To Kill a Mockingbird, Annie Hall, and of course GF 1 & GF 2…I heard that’s how the real fans refer to them. Favorite Movie Line: easy…Murry-Caddyshack-“big hitter, the Lama”…f#$*in’ riot! Best Rat Rock Bands: STP, VH, ZEP, PEARL JAM, FOOS, PEPPERS,AC/DC Favorite New Bands: Glorious Sons, Rival Sons, Dirty Honey Most Embarrassing Moment: the moment my mother reads this shit! Best Day: I know a lot of folks say this, but it’s true: the day my little girl Jynell and my boy Big D were born! Next to that, it would have to be the day I was baked on earth day in Central Park and met Keefer Sutherland…baked too, I believe.

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