Or... Head thru the canal up to the manasquan river... Lots of fluking opportunities and the patio is there too... Don't ask how I know where all the waterfront bars are..

Going through the canal on a Saturday afternoon is an adventure itself. I never get the tide at my back.

A couple of times I made that long slow no wake ride it was not worth it to me. If we are in the main bay we are within a pretty short run to just about anything fishing wise and probably a lot of other places to hang. Tice's to hang and raft up, short run to good fishing along banks and channels, the whole area inside the Barnegat Inlet and of course the inlet itself and outside for deeper water. Pretty good mix.

Hopefully Rob Wilson will chime in on the camping spot he had last year, he said that was nice and there was a launch near or in it. I believe it was just across the bay from the area we are talking about

what about the forked river house or the old south winds I forget what its called now .... or like parrot said theres the dutchmans thats perfect pretty lot of dock space and calm water 99% of the time... its about a 20-25 minute ride from tices.

I don't know ANYTHING about the area, but reading thru this thread..."calm water 99% of the time"....REELY jumps out for me!!...

And THANKS for the offer, Craig...sounds REELAPEELIN!!...if I make it up there, I'll take you up on that!!...:clap:

The canal isn't that bad, if you hit the tide right on Saturday the worst I have ever seen was 8' waves.....right by bridge avenue. I am good either way, my dock is 4 miles north of Watersedge and the second dock is about 1/2 mile from dutchmans. Tony's bait n tackle is 3 houses over in manahawkin. Cannot wait, 3 more days till she goes in.

yeah the Dutchman sounds good. I love German food. I love that canal. It's usually good for a sinker or a rollover at least once a year. Now they have a barge in there to redo the west wall. Another obsticle.

Right in your wheelhouse so to speak!!...LOL!!...you da MAN, Pete!!...:clap:

Hopefully some of you with local experience fishing this area will provide us with links (like Spare did) for fishing areas and maybe a satellite shot of the area so the rest of us can get a look at where we'll be fishing and partying. :happy::sly::beer::sun:

Mr Krinkle likes to know the area.:sun: