Lake Shenandoah is a reservoir in New Jersey, near Ocean County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Lake Shenandoah covers 49.65 acres in Ocean County. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Lake Shenandoah, so those measurements should not be guessed.
At 49.65 acres, Lake Shenandoah is small enough to fish methodically but large enough for one shoreline to differ from another.
Fish reported from Lake Shenandoah include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, and yellow perch. Rainbow trout is also stocked in Lake Shenandoah.
A spinnerbait, square-bill and Texas rig cover the most useful largemouth situations on Lake Shenandoah.
A soft-plastic minnow or live minnow placed beside cover is a sound crappie approach on Lake Shenandoah. For sunfish on Lake Shenandoah, keep a cricket or tiny jig close to weed edges and shaded wood. For Lake Shenandoah yellow perch, work a light jig slowly along the first firm-bottom break.
A spoon or compact swimbait worked beside weeds is a practical chain pickerel choice on Lake Shenandoah.
Start with an easy-to-repeat feature, such as a point, creek turn or outside weed edge on Lake Shenandoah. Then compare the incoming-water end of Lake Shenandoah with the dam side and any point that reaches the old channel.
On Lake Shenandoah, spring fish often move onto protected banks before the open basin warms. Summer fishing on Lake Shenandoah is usually best at low light, beside shade or along the outside edge of healthy cover. During fall at Lake Shenandoah, revisit creek mouths and main points with baitfish-sized lures.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.