Two days, 3 stops on 3 public waters, all within 75 minutes of Trenton. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.
Day 1
Morning: Raritan Bay
Start the day on Raritan Bay, launching from the ramp below.
Raritan Bay is a 53-minute drive from downtown Trenton. Launch at Broad St Bay Access, Keyport Borough, the public ramp on Raritan Bay closest to downtown (≈ 33.3 mi). Public access on Raritan Bay: 1 boat ramp and 6 piers. Surveyed depths reach 103 ft. Recorded here: Mummichog, Northern Kingfish, Winter Flounder, and White Mullet.
From Broad St Bay Access, Keyport Borough to Lefante Way River Access, Bayonne: 38 min by road (26.3 mi).
Evening: Lefante Way River Access, Bayonne
End the day at Lefante Way River Access, Bayonne — no boat needed.
Upper Bay is a 68-minute drive from downtown Trenton. Lefante Way River Access, Bayonne: shore access on Upper Bay, ≈ 46.5 mi from downtown. Surveyed depths reach 82 ft. Recorded here: Atlantic Menhaden, Mummichog, Atlantic Croaker, and Inland Silverside.
Day 2
Morning: Mercer County Lake
Start the day on Mercer County Lake.
Mercer County Lake is a 16-minute drive from downtown Trenton. Recorded here: Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and Black Crappie.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Bay Anchovy is at peak around Trenton 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
FreshwaterSlowBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr797 watersGame fish
BrackishSlowInland Silverside
Menidia beryllina
Atherinopsidae
6 in0.5 lb3 yr39 waters
