barnegat inlet

[dak4n6]

Hey folks, newB here. I have been out once so far on the Longport jetty, and it was OK, but too many fishermen and not many fish, so I still haven't got my first.

I fish Myers hole in my yak and the water usually looks pretty clean there, so I was wondering about spearing around Ol Barney, and maybe the S jetty of Barnegat inlet. Any tips or info would be welcome.

dak

[jmik90]

-it can be dangerous if you dont know the currents and it best to be done from a boat

[njspearo]

yeah barnegat can be a bit shaky...but i hear theres good fish there.

[jmik90]

barnegat inlet is the only place i dive and there are allways fish but you have to know the currents or its dangerous

[njdiver]

Here are DA RULES:

N.J.A.C. 13:82-3.17 (2006)

§ 13:82-3.17 Diving and swimming

(a) General provisions with respect to diving and swimming are as follows:

1. Underwater diving with or without an underwater apparatus is permitted in all navigable waters in New Jersey unless otherwise prohibited in this section.
2. Any person while diving shall mark his or her position with a buoyed flag:
i. Such flag shall be displayed so that it is visible all around the horizon from a buoy, float, boat or other floating object;
ii. Such flag shall be a minimum of 14 inches by 16 inches, shall be rigid to enhance visibility and shall be a red background with a white diagonal stripe running from one corner to the other.
3. No person shall operate a vessel within 50 feet of the buoyed flag.
4. No person shall display a flag at times other than when diving is in progress.
5. No person shall swim or dive in a narrow, confined or improved channel or in a marked fairway, under a bridge, or impede, obstruct or interfere with passage of watercraft therein.
6. No diver shall surface more than 25 feet from the buoyed flag except in an emergency.


(c) Provisions for Barnegat Inlet are as follows:

1. Except as provided in this subsection, no person or persons shall, while engaged in gogglefishing, spearfishing or skin diving, enter into any navigable channel or approach within 200 feet of any boat anchored or underway within the water adjacent to the land areas of the Borough of Barnegat Light.
2. No person shall dive in any of the waters of the Barnegat Inlet channel.
3. Skin and Scuba diving is permitted from the north and south jetties, but no person shall dive further than 25 feet from the rock jetty or bulkhead within the inlet.
4. No person shall dive within Barnegat Inlet between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. on Saturdays and Sundays from June 1 to September 30.
5. A diver shall mark his or her position with a float and skin diver's flag.
6. Only "buddy diving" shall be permitted in the Barnegat Inlet.
7. Recreational diving is prohibited within 100 feet of the north monument.
8. Recreational diving is prohibited within the inlet when the current is at flood.

[dak4n6]

Hey jmik, I've been busy and on travel, but I'm back now. Just wanted to revisit this thread with your help hopefully...the south side of the south jetty looks awesome on google earth, just a bit of a hike from the nearest street - how are the currents there?

[waterman482]

Hey jmik, I've been busy and on travel, but I'm back now. Just wanted to revisit this thread with your help hopefully...the south side of the south jetty looks awesome on google earth, just a bit of a hike from the nearest street - how are the currents there?

The currents are bad and this yr has been even worse for fish! there are def better spots to dive

[spear kook]

Yeah if you don't watch what you are doin the current can push you right in a rock cave down there or worse yet, suck you right out to sea. Plus the boats going right over your head is dangerous.

[jmik90]

the inlet is terrible this time of year.....no fish and awful currents,there are much better places to go,try asbury park or sharkriver

[dak4n6]

I live near AC, shark river is too far for me. OK I get it, I will never spear near barnegat inlet. Is it alright if I keep fishing there?:cool:

[LeMonstier]

Fishing in the inlet is terrible this time of year.....no fish and awful seagulls which will poop on you then poke your eyeball out and the sea roaches that live in the rocks will crawl up into your underwear, there are much better places to go, try Cheesequake or Perth Amboy.


Haha! Just kidding! (about Cheesequake, but the rest is true!)

[dak4n6]

I guess all those fish I have been catching at the inlet must be mutant rats from Oyster Creek (which also has terrible fishing) that de-evolved to look just like weaks and flounder!

How about if I pop the cap on my septic system and fish for brown trout?:D

[OysterToadFish]

Fishing in the inlet is terrible this time of year.....no fish and awful seagulls which will poop on you then poke your eyeball out and the sea roaches that live in the rocks will crawl up into your underwear, there are much better places to go, try Cheesequake or Perth Amboy.


Haha! Just kidding! (about Cheesequake, but the rest is true!)

Ha I was like wtf last time i was in amboy the water was brown.....

[LeMonstier]

I don't even know what Perth Amboy is, I just remember passing a sign for it and my friend saying, "That's what I'm gonna name my first son, Perth Amboy!" I just thought is was a funny name like Cheesequake. Mmmmmm a milkshake made of cheese! Are those places near the water?