New Jersey Kayaking

Pickerel & Eel

Chain Pickerel

This fish is prone to over-populate whatever waters it is in, with the result that few get very big, instead, there are large numbers of small ones. They actually do pretty well in an aquarium, as long as you provide them with a steady supply of live minnows. They are not aggressive towards anything they cannot swallow.

-- Wikipedia

American Eel

Eels are typically only seen at night. Pencil-sized young are common. Yearlings that have just come in from the sea are 3-4 inches. After many years in freshwater, these eels go back out to sea to spawn, and then die. Eels are extremely slimy, you don't want to handle one.

-- Wikipedia

Fishes, Wildlife,

Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg

Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg
( 40.345252, -74.436617 )

Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )

This is about the smallest body of water I would consider - more of a pond than a lake. But it is a nice place. Access could not be easier, the parking lot goes right down to the water. If you live nearby, it is a good place for a quick 'dip'. To go a little farther, you can hop over the railroad tracks and get into the far section and a little ways up the byzantine creek that fills the lake.