Jersey Hooker Outfitters

The first report from the central portion of the state was from Amanda over at Jersey Hooker Outfitters. She told us more and more lakes and ponds had started to change over to the fall mode prior to the blow and hopefully once the storm passes they will resume the transition to the fall feed. Waters like Lake Carasaljo, Riviera and Manasquan Reservoir were giving up bass, crappies and pickerel and more and more anglers were fishing live bait which is typical for this time of the year. She said the storm will do one of two things either break the fishing wide open or set back the fall feed a couple weeks. Hopefully the storm will leave us with a positive effect, she said.

Amanda over at Jersey Hooker Outfitters said fishing is looking up in the sweetwater for October thanks to all the rains and the early cooler water temps. She told us the cedar waters benefited most from the rains which not only put water in the areas ponds and lakes but also reduced the fire threat. Manasquan Reservoir, with its deep waters, is sure to be the top producer especially in the second half of October. She too said the Manasquan, Metedeconk and the Tom River will all be stocked with trout. Also the Toms is red hot for white perch as we pen this report and it is traditionally a good spot in October for the perch and some small stripers.