| Striped Bass fishing conditions in the Garden | | | | Carnegie Lake is a body of water located in |
| State are normally great as many of New | | | | the central part of New Jersey that likewise |
| Jersey's waters offer good bass fishing | | | | offers great bass fishing. The Carnegie |
| conditions. Take for example the Monksville | | | | stretches for about three miles from the |
| Reservoir, which is considered one of the | | | | lake's headwaters all the way to the Kingston |
| sleeper waters in the Northern areas of New | | | | dam. The lake boasts of excellent food |
| Jersey. Monksville has really proven itself | | | | population such as shiners, alewives and |
| to be a top bass area in the last few years | | | | gizzard shad. And while dredging has been |
| as the reservoir is managed for walleyes as | | | | done on the lake several times in recent |
| well as muskies, and has even produced many | | | | years, Carnegie's average depth is only 3 to |
| state records for muskies. But did you know | | | | 6 feet. However, depths of about 8 feet are |
| that for the some time now, the reservoir has | | | | still found in a few places around the lake. |
| been overlooked by anglers and fishermen as a | | | | Summer months see the lake as a favorite |
| great spot for bass fishing? | | | | target for shallow and top water fishermen. |
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| Another reservoir that's great for striped | | | | Year after year, New Jersey's Lake Assunpink |
| bass fishing is the Merrill Creek, which has | | | | has produced some of the excellent striped |
| actually earned the reputation as a major | | | | bass fishing in the state, though it is now |
| bass fishing area. Merrill actually has | | | | considered a heavily fished lake. Assunpink |
| excellent smallmouth and largemouth bass | | | | has a defined streambed, making it a top |
| populations. The lake has an area measuring | | | | place for bass fishing during the winter |
| 650 acres and provides fishermen one of the | | | | months. Deep-running crank baits are one of |
| best deep-water bass fishing areas in the | | | | the top producers on the Assunpink during |
| northern portion of New Jersey. Every year | | | | spring and fall. Live bait is another |
| actually promises to be a good year for | | | | excellent prolific means of angling down the |
| Merrill Creek fishermen, with big-sized | | | | stream channel in the cold-water winter |
| smallmouth and largemouth bass surely to be | | | | season. The back portion of the lake has been |
| caught and brought at tackle shops for | | | | silted in recent years and most of the |
| weigh-in everyday. | | | | angling activities taking place there happen |
| | | | during the spawning season. |