shrewsberry rocks

[double3fd]

ok, im still new with the boating thing.  how do i get to the shrewsberry rocks from the atlantic highlands.  where is it in releation to sandy hook?

[Luna Sea 5]

you will need a gps first off.  It is approx 12 miles from the tip of the hook on an angle.  Its only about 8 miles off the beach.  Go to the top of this site and put Shrewsbury Rocks in the search results and you will find all related topics.

[IrishAyes]

As Nick said, get a GPS if you don't have one already.

But I think he meant to say it is about 2-3 miles off the beach. After you round the hook, head south. Run about two miles off the beach and you will find a green buoy there. That is the inside south end of the rocks. From there go east and you will find a buoy marking the outside end of the rocks. This is in the area of Monmouth Beach.

The depth varies from approximately 14 feet to 50 feet.

The Sandy Hook reef is just north of the rocks. Some great fishing in the reef also.

Good luck.

[Luna Sea 5]

2-3 miles.. ?  Last time I was at the mud bouy, I did a straight line back to the beach.. Yes, it will put  you on Momouth Beach, but if my memory serves me correct, its somewhere between 6-8 miles off.  I will have to do the run this year again to see for sure.

[CapBob]

The official "Shrewsbury Rocks" start about 1 1/4 miles off of Monmouth beach (marked with green bouy....then you head east for about another 1 1/2 and a second green bouy marks the end or eastern most portion.......


The whole area from Elberon up to the rocks is strewn with rocky bottom and a great place to fish

[captainbailey]

The official "Shrewsbury Rocks" start about 1 1/4 miles off of Monmouth beach (marked with green bouy....then you head east for about another 1 1/2 and a second green bouy marks the end or eastern most portion.......


The whole area from Elberon up to the rocks is strewn with rocky bottom and a great place to fish

[rugman]

dont forget to bring alot of rigs

[wb]

dont forget to bring alot of rigs

rug's got it right
some scooter with SCUBA could clean up down there...

[DarthBaiter]

Get a paper chart. A good chart will show not only Shewsberry rocks, but a lot of other great info, and you can take it home to study and don't have to move the cursor around on a 5-7" screen looking for fishing sites.

[IrishAyes]

A paper chart is a given, expecially having one on the boat. Never know when the electronics will go down and you need to know where you are and how to get somewhere else.

Nick, the mud buoy is probably about 8 miles off the beach. Been a while since I've been there though.

[CapBob]

A paper chart is a given, expecially having one on the boat. Never know when the electronics will go down and you need to know where you are and how to get somewhere else.

 

Charts are a must!!!!!!!!!!!!

[double3fd]

thank you guys!

[Pfishingruven]

rug's got it right
some scooter with SCUBA could clean up down there...

I actually read an article about the Rocks written by a diver.  In the article, the diver mentions that there must be 1000's if not 10's of 1000's of fishing sinkers down there!!  I always wanted to ask the writer why they didn't go back down and start bagging them up??

 

[Luna Sea 5]

with the price of lead, that would be a great idea... and he can make a ton of money.

[IrishAyes]

Perhaps he did. I know I have donated a few anchors on the rocks. In my earlier days of fishing when I didn't care to use the rebar anchors.

[Pfishingruven]

He probably could clean them up and resell most of them back to fishermen,  !  Or certainly scrap them at a metal recycling yard...10-20 cents a lb!

 

[rugman]

I meet a guy down in Belmar swimming around the jettys picking up fishing gear and selling it to the tackle shops

[PeggyLee]

Few years back a diver friend did go diving and brought a load of sinkers up for the boys. We've since lost those too.
Snags and wrecks.

[Pfishingruven]

Few years back a diver friend did go diving and brought a load of sinkers up for the boys. We've since lost those too.
Snags and wrecks.

 

 

[Hunter 2]

A paper chart is a given, expecially having one on the boat. Never know when the electronics will go down and you need to know where you are and how to get somewhere else.

Nick, the mud buoy is probably about 8 miles off the beach. Been a while since I've been there though.


West Marine sells 2 sided plastic laminated paper charts for around $16. They can get wet and roll up nice to store them. They have very detailed information and GPS numbers for wrecks and reefs. Just try to get thr most up to date maps for your area. I have 2 Charts that cover from NY harbor to Long beach island.