Fishing near Matawan in Monmouth County, NJ

3.41 Rating based on 11 Reviews
  • Most Caught Species: Other (Saltwater), Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Largemouth Bass, Spot
  • # of fishing spots within 25 miles: 69
  • # of reports within 25 miles: 51
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Top Fishing Spots near Matawan

Lake Lefferts
Lake Lefferts

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Raritan Bay
Raritan Bay

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Raritan Bay
Raritan Bay

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The Point
The Point

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Ub Jetty
Ub Jetty

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Red Rock
Red Rock

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Matawan Area Fish Species

Recent Matawan Fishing Reports

lake lefferts Fishing Report Sep 10, 2012

lake lefferts

lake lefferts -

pickrel...

Avg. Rating: 4
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 cheesequake creek 8/30/12 Fishing Report Aug 30, 2012

cheesequake creek 8/30/12

cheesequake creek -

caught 1 crab and tons of baitfish ...

Avg. Rating: 2
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Created by: molteg
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Misty Surf 1 Fishing Report May 18, 2011

Misty Surf 1

Raritan Bay (back bay) beaches -

Fished the rising and then the falling tide Monday afternoon through night, a few taps on the clams, 1 blue on bunker chunk.
E winds 10-20mph, mis...

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Created by: kidripley
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Morgan Creek Fishing Report Aug 14, 2012

Morgan Creek

While waiting for the train bridge to go up. We used the cast net and caught 210 peanut bunker and (1) short striper....

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Created by: jimbuoy
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homdel Fishing Report Sep 10, 2012

homdel

homdel lake -

2 bass...

Avg. Rating: 4
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Raritan Bay 07/11/12 Fishing Report Jul 12, 2012

Raritan Bay 07/11/12

Raritan Bay -

The boat is back! The official test ride proved to have no problems!
I fished with Wayne at Great Beds for a short time, before going back to the s...

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Baits and Tackle used near Matawan

Check Prices

  • Cast net
  • Killie/ Gulp combo
  • Killie & Squid Combo
    Killie & Gulp Combo
    Gulp & Squid
  • Yellow Gulp
    Spearing
    Fluke belly
  • Chummed the waters with old ground up bait.

    Peanut bunker
    Squid
    Killies
  • bunker chunks,clams
  • live killies
  • spearing
  • used clam & frozen bunker
  • used live eels

Live Bait (Other) Check Prices

  • clam
  • Sand worms
  • Chucks of spot
  • BLACK WORMS
  • netted fresh bunk er live linening and using heads. lots of bluefish on cut, mostly bass on live.
  • live clams
  • fresh clams, threw a couple lures.

Saltwater Spoon Check Prices

  • #2 DD green

Topwater Bait Check Prices

  • The hula popper I was using looked like a frog the cup was red and the skirt of it was black

Lizard Check Prices

  • Strike King KVD Perfect Plastic Hawg in Green Pumpkinseed with coffee and salt scent/flavor

Crankbait Check Prices

  • craw fish thingy
  • Craw fish thingy

Bass Jig Check Prices

Spinnerbait / Buzzbait Check Prices

  • A white Booyah pond magic

Nightcrawler Check Prices

  • Just hook up a night crawler and get fishing

Herring Check Prices

Squid Check Prices

  • Lil piece of Standard Mackerel and the special piece of 10 inch frozen squid. Thawed just a bit.
  • sea robin mummies

Dry Fly Check Prices

  • Emergers, Duns, and Spinners

Saltwater Jig Check Prices

  • Half ounce chartreuse jig head and chartreuse gulp swimming mullets.

Grub Check Prices

  • real slow

Worm Check Prices

Panfish Jig Check Prices

  • trout mag

Other Check Prices

  • clams and blood worms
  • Fresh Clams
  • Earth Worms Threaded through spider wire
  • clams
  • bunker chunks
  • peanut bunker live & motor oil worms
  • clam with clam string
  • clams with clam string
  • Corn

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