Sunfish & Crappie

Bluegill Sunfish

There is scarcely a body of water in the state that does not have Bluegills in it. Bluegills get to a foot long, but are seldom seen at that size.

All sunfishes are aggressive and territorial. Their belligerence is heightened in the confines of an aquarium, where you may start out with several small ones, but you will end up with just one big one. A sunfish will tear a fish-store cichlid to pieces. They adapt readily to regular fish food, but lose most of the attractive wild colors.

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Pumpkinseed Sunfish

The Pumpkinseed is the second most common type of sunfish

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Redbreast Sunfish

note the long 'ear'

Redbreasts can be found in the D&R Canal.

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Black Crappie

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Crappies are fun to fish for - seems they'll hit just about anything. They also do well in an aquarium, where they are not aggressive towards anything they do not regard as food. They do require live food like minnows, although eventually you can train most individuals to take freeze-dried krill and worms.

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Ocean County
( 39.82966, -74.22671 )

  1. Bamber Lake - Lacey ( 39.89577, -74.31959 )
  2. Barnegat Bay - Barnegat ( 39.75401, -74.20171 )
  3. Barnegat Bay - Barnegat Light (N) ( 39.75763, -74.11138 )
  4. Barnegat Bay - Barnegat Light (S) ( 39.74500, -74.11764 )
  5. Barnegat Bay - Bay Harbor Park ( 40.01977, -74.12731 )
  6. Barnegat Bay - Beach Haven ( 39.57015, -74.23933 )
  7. Barnegat Bay - Brant Beach ( 39.61673, -74.20110 )
  8. Barnegat Bay - Bridge to Nowhere ( 39.68394, -74.20766 )
  9. Barnegat Bay - Great Bay Blvd ( 39.56316, -74.34202 )
  10. Barnegat Bay - Harvey Cedars ( 39.70465, -74.13703 )
  11. Barnegat Bay - Island Beach SP ( 39.85222, -74.08899 )
  12. Barnegat Bay - Lavallette ( 39.96933, -74.07421 )
  13. Barnegat Bay - Little Egg Harbor ( 39.53556, -74.26441 )
  14. Barnegat Bay - Mantoloking Bridge ( 40.04124, -74.05880 )
  15. Barnegat Bay - Oyster Creek ( 39.80873, -74.18455 )
  16. Barnegat Bay - Parkertown ( 39.60978, -74.29231 )
  17. Barnegat Bay - Seaside Heights ( 39.94524, -74.07956 )
  18. Barnegat Bay - Sedge Island ( 39.80786, -74.09599 )
  19. Barnegat Bay - Ship Bottom ( 39.65232, -74.18484 )
  20. Barnegat Bay - Surf City ( 39.65966, -74.17848 )
  21. Barnegat Bay - Tilton Point ( 39.96900, -74.11284 )
  22. Barnegat Bay - Tuckerton ( 39.57671, -74.33078 )
  23. Barnegat Bay - West Creek ( 39.63100, -74.29618 )
  24. Barnegat Bay - Woodville ( 39.98917, -74.13476 )
  25. Bass River - New Gretna ( 39.57721, -74.45079 )
  26. Batsto River - Wharton State Forest ( 39.71014, -74.66747 )
  27. Bay Parkway - Lacey ( 39.80572, -74.17212 )
  28. Bunker Hill Bogs - Jackson ( 40.08255, -74.29256 )
  29. Cedar Creek - Berkeley ( 39.90248, -74.24513 )
  30. Cedar Creek - Double Trouble ( 39.89402, -74.22495 )
  31. Cedar Creek - Lanoka Harbor ( 39.86936, -74.17065 )
  32. Cedar Run - Stafford ( 39.64365, -74.24592 )
  33. Chip's Folly Campground ( 39.63281, -74.49799 )
  34. Collier's Lake - New Egypt ( 40.06799, -74.44856 )
  35. Country Lake - Pemberton ( 39.94530, -74.54257 )
  36. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (N) ( 40.08505, -74.54006 )
  37. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (S) ( 40.06679, -74.53226 )
  38. Deer Head Lake ( 39.85043, -74.21101 )
  39. Forge Pond - Brick ( 40.06646, -74.13446 )
  40. Great Bay - Graveling Point ( 39.53949, -74.38761 )
  41. Great Bay - Great Bay Blvd ( 39.52160, -74.31849 )
  42. Great Bay - Great Bay Blvd (end) ( 39.50902, -74.32008 )
  43. Great Bay - Motts Creek ( 39.51826, -74.43637 )
  44. Great Bay - Rand's Marina ( 39.53934, -74.32614 )
  45. Harry Wright Lake ( 39.93076, -74.35880 )
  46. Holiday Lake - Barnegat ( 39.73882, -74.26470 )
  47. Horicon Lake - Lakehurst ( 40.00720, -74.32177 )
  48. Island Beach SP Marina ( 39.90606, -74.08713 )
  49. Lake Absegami - Bass River ( 39.62529, -74.42760 )
  50. Lake Barnegat ( 39.84169, -74.20078 )
  51. Lake Carasaljo - Lakewood ( 40.09304, -74.22817 )
  52. Lake Riviera - Brick ( 40.04590, -74.14573 )
  53. Lake Shenandoah - Lakewood ( 40.08845, -74.19941 )
  54. Lake Success - Jackson ( 40.05785, -74.39243 )
  55. Lebanon Lake - Pemberton ( 39.90686, -74.56550 )
  56. Little Pine Lake - Pemberton ( 39.98857, -74.57096 )
  57. Manahawkin Lake - Stafford ( 39.69641, -74.26116 )
  58. Manasquan Reservoir - Howell ( 40.17217, -74.20300 )
  59. Manasquan River - Allaire ( 40.14376, -74.11673 )
  60. Manasquan River - Beverly Beach ( 40.10498, -74.09649 )
  61. Manasquan River - Brice Park ( 40.13764, -74.11038 )
  62. Manasquan River - Dog Beach ( 40.10623, -74.03785 )
  63. Manasquan River - Glimmer Glass ( 40.11653, -74.04946 )
  64. Manasquan River - Howell ( 40.17519, -74.16981 )
  65. Manasquan River - Ramshorn Drive ( 40.11961, -74.09418 )
  66. Manasquan River - Riverfront Park ( 40.08835, -74.07142 )
  67. Manasquan River - RR Bridge ( 40.10052, -74.04905 )
  68. Manasquan River - WMA ( 40.13689, -74.10431 )
  69. Metedeconk River - Bay Ave ( 40.06602, -74.05130 )
  70. Metedeconk River - Bay Blvd ( 40.06288, -74.05502 )
  71. Metedeconk River - Bennett's Pond ( 40.13058, -74.28406 )
  72. Metedeconk River - Brick ( 40.05687, -74.11203 )
  73. Metedeconk River - Dock Rd ( 40.05055, -74.11413 )
  74. Metedeconk River - Sandy Point ( 40.05129, -74.07785 )
  75. Mirror Lake - Pemberton (N) ( 39.97209, -74.56941 )
  76. Mirror Lake - Pemberton (S) ( 39.96729, -74.57847 )
  77. Mullica River - Hay Road Beach ( 39.57349, -74.53943 )
  78. Oswego Lake - Penn State Forest ( 39.73454, -74.49111 )
  79. Oswego River - Martha Bridge ( 39.68159, -74.51416 )
  80. Oyster Creek ( 39.80866, -74.18460 )
  81. Pine Lake ( 40.00910, -74.24948 )
  82. Presidential Lakes - Pemberton ( 39.91110, -74.57680 )
  83. Prospertown Lake - Jackson ( 40.13497, -74.45779 )
  84. Rancocas Creek - New Lisbon ( 39.96205, -74.64102 )
  85. Rancocas Creek - Pemberton (E) ( 39.96746, -74.58789 )
  86. Rancocas Creek - Pemberton Heights ( 39.96244, -74.65567 )
  87. Stafford Forge WMA - Manahawkin ( 39.66881, -74.32090 )
  88. Stockton Lake - Manasquan ( 40.11739, -74.03460 )
  89. Sunken Branch - Toms River ( 39.96792, -74.24211 )
  90. Toms River - Beachwood ( 39.94250, -74.18446 )
  91. Toms River - Cranmoor Manor ( 39.94859, -74.16332 )
  92. Toms River - Gilford Park ( 39.94262, -74.13393 )
  93. Toms River - Huddy Park ( 39.95082, -74.19782 )
  94. Toms River - Oceangate Beach ( 39.92840, -74.13547 )
  95. Toms River - Pine Beach ( 39.93789, -74.15776 )
  96. Toms River - Pine Lake Park ( 40.00353, -74.24106 )
  97. Toms River - Pocket Park ( 39.94102, -74.17354 )
  98. Toms River - Rt 527 ( 39.98639, -74.22380 )
  99. Toms River - Water St ( 39.95171, -74.19990 )
  100. Toms River - Winding River Park (N) ( 39.98350, -74.22255 )
  101. Toms River - Winding River Park (S) ( 39.96802, -74.21393 )
  102. Toms River - Windsor Park ( 39.94676, -74.15658 )
  103. Turn Mill Pond - New Egypt ( 40.06371, -74.44772 )
  104. Twilight Lake - Bay Head ( 40.07474, -74.04404 )
  105. Wading River - Beaver Branch ( 39.65059, -74.51890 )
  106. Wading River - Bodine Field Road ( 39.65401, -74.52497 )
  107. Wading River - Evans Bridge ( 39.67517, -74.54066 )
  108. Wading River - Godfrey Bridge ( 39.68987, -74.54612 )
  109. Wading River - Harrisville Pond ( 39.66547, -74.52434 )
  110. Wading River - Hawkins Bridge ( 39.71442, -74.56595 )
  111. Wells Mills Pond ( 39.79387, -74.27701 )
  112. Whitesbog - Pemberton ( 39.96504, -74.48711 )
  113. Wreck Pond - Sea Girt ( 40.13880, -74.02726 )
  114. Wreck Pond - Spring Lake ( 40.14107, -74.04003 )