Marlu Lake

Marlu Lake covers 21.94 acres in Monmouth County. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Marlu Lake, so those measurements should not be guessed.

What to Expect at Marlu Lake

At 21.94 acres, Marlu Lake is small enough to fish methodically but large enough for one shoreline to differ from another.

Fish and Useful Baits at Marlu Lake

Fish reported from Marlu Lake include black crappie, bluegill, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, longear sunfish, and yellow perch.

Bass

Largemouth bass in Marlu Lake can be searched with a spinnerbait before a Texas-rigged worm is worked through the best cover.

Crappie, Perch and Sunfish

For Marlu Lake crappie, hold a 1/16-ounce jig or minnow beside wood instead of dragging it through snags. Bluegill in Marlu Lake are practical targets with a worm or small jig suspended beside shallow cover. Yellow perch in Marlu Lake are commonly caught with a small jig tipped with a minnow or worm near bottom.

Chain Pickerel

Chain pickerel in Marlu Lake can be found with spoons, spinnerbaits and small swimbaits along vegetation.

A Simple Fishing Plan for Marlu Lake

Keep one search bait and one slower follow-up bait ready so a short feeding window is not wasted on Marlu Lake. Then compare the incoming-water end of Marlu Lake with the dam side and any point that reaches the old channel.

When to Fish Marlu Lake

Spring at Marlu Lake favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Marlu Lake, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Marlu Lake become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.