35 piers and shore spots on public waters near Newark — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Newark; below are the 10 closest, grouped by water.
Upper Bay
Recorded in Upper Bay: Atlantic Menhaden, Mummichog, Atlantic Croaker, and Inland Silverside.
Surveyed depths in Upper Bay reach 82 ft.
- 1Lefante Way River Access, Bayonne: shore access on Upper Bay, ≈ 5.7 mi from downtown.
- 2Harbor Pl Bay Access, Bayonne: shore access on Upper Bay, ≈ 6.1 mi from downtown.
- 3Morris Pesin Dr River Access, Jersey City: shore access on Upper Bay, ≈ 6.2 mi from downtown.
- 4Freedom Way River Access, Jersey City: shore access on Upper Bay, ≈ 7 mi from downtown.
- 5Port Terminal Blvd River Access, Bayonne: shore access on Upper Bay, ≈ 7.3 mi from downtown.
Raritan Bay
Recorded in Raritan Bay: Mummichog, Northern Kingfish, Winter Flounder, and White Mullet.
Surveyed depths in Raritan Bay reach 103 ft.
- 6Fishing Pier: pier on Raritan Bay, ≈ 12 mi from downtown.
- 7Fishing pier — Raritan Bay: pier on Raritan Bay, ≈ 12 mi from downtown.
- 8Water Street Bay/River Access, Perth Amboy: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 17.1 mi from downtown.
- 9Sadowski St Bay/River Access, Perth Amboy: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 17.1 mi from downtown.
- 10Raritan Beach Blvd Bay Access, South Amboy: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 18.2 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Bay Anchovy is at peak around Newark in November.
BrackishMummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
Fundulidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr5 waters
SaltwaterPeakBay Anchovy
Anchoa mitchilli
Engraulidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr4 waters
BrackishSlowAmerican Eel
Anguilla rostrata
Anguillidae
60 in8 lb20 yr21 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowAtlantic Croaker
Micropogonias undulatus
Sciaenidae
24 in5 lb5 yr4 watersGame fish
BrackishSlowInland Silverside
Menidia beryllina
Atherinopsidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr39 waters
SaltwaterSlowNorthern Kingfish
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Sciaenidae
30 in8 lb5 yr1 waterGame fish
