40 piers and shore spots on public waters near Trenton — no boat needed.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Trenton; below are the 10 closest, grouped by water.
Raritan Bay
Recorded in Raritan Bay: Mummichog, Northern Kingfish, Winter Flounder, and White Mullet.
Surveyed depths in Raritan Bay reach 103 ft.
- 1Keenan Way Bay Access, Sayreville Borough: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 31.7 mi from downtown.
- 2Raritan Beach Blvd Bay Access, South Amboy: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 31.8 mi from downtown.
- 3Boulevard W Bay Access, Old Bridge Township: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 32.4 mi from downtown.
- 4Furman Blvd Bay Access, Old Bridge Township: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 32.5 mi from downtown.
- 5Water Street Bay/River Access, Perth Amboy: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 32.5 mi from downtown.
- 6Sadowski St Bay/River Access, Perth Amboy: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 32.5 mi from downtown.
- 7Raritan Blvd Bay Access, Old Bridge Township: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 32.6 mi from downtown.
- 8Ocean Blvd Bay Access, Aberdeen Township: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 32.8 mi from downtown.
- 9Woodland Dr Bay Access, Aberdeen Township: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 33.1 mi from downtown.
- 10Beach Dr Bay Access, Aberdeen Township: shore access on Raritan Bay, ≈ 33.2 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Bay Anchovy is at peak around Trenton in November.
SaltwaterPeakBay Anchovy
Anchoa mitchilli
Engraulidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr4 waters
BrackishSlowAmerican Eel
Anguilla rostrata
Anguillidae
60 in8 lb20 yr21 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowNorthern Kingfish
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Sciaenidae
30 in8 lb5 yr1 waterGame fish
SaltwaterSlowPermit
Trachinotus falcatus
Carangidae
36 in75 lb10 yr10 watersGame fish
BrackishMummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
Fundulidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr5 waters
SaltwaterWeakfish
Cynoscion regalis
Sciaenidae
36 in12 lb8 yr1 waterGame fish
