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SPOT 4 · CAUSEWAY RECREATION AREAS
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Causeway Recreation Areas — Rt 72 Bridges

PART OF LBI — Summer 2026 · JUL 31–AUG 7 · BASE SHIP BOTTOM HOUSE (~26TH & CENTRAL)

RING 1 · ~5 MIN

[EXACT]
Anchor pin = Cedar Bonnet Island Park; four rec areas / six lots span the causeway — sub-pins P1 backlog.
LOCAL: CEDAR BONNET ISLAND

NAVIGATE 39.65770, -74.19467

Cautions

  • ▲ Designated areas only — never travel lanes
  • ▲ Cedar Bonnet flies are vicious — repellent

Sessions

Shadow lines

WINDOW · FULL DARK, MOVING WATER · EAST THOROFARE LIGHT LINES + WEST THOROFARE LIGHT LINES
Up-current of the light line; swim Sea Shad/paddletail on 3/8 oz along the shadow edge and let it swing.
PULLS (pack these) S2 S4
RIGS JIGHEAD + SOFT BAIT ↗

Day seams

WINDOW · MOVING WATER · REC-AREA BULKHEADS
Bucktail the down-current eddy seams off the bulkheads.
PULLS (pack these) S4 S7
RIGS BUCKTAIL & TEASER ↗

Access

  • Parking: Six purpose-built lots, island + mainland sides; pavilions
  • Fees:
  • Hours: Unrestricted rec areas
  • Restrooms: No
  • Drive: ~5 min from base

Structure read

Entire bay pinches through four bridge channels — current, pilings, depth, night shadow lines. Engine room of /lbi-night, now with legal parking.

EAST THOROFARE LIGHT LINES WEST THOROFARE LIGHT LINES REC-AREA BULKHEADS

Species × season

T1 PRIMARY · T2 SECONDARY · T3 OPPORTUNISTIC

  • T1 Striped bass NIGHT SHADOW LINES
  • T1 Weakfish NIGHT/SLACK
  • T2 Fluke DAY CURRENT SEAMS
  • T2 Bluefish BAIT PUSHES · Spearing chasers
NIGHT 5 of 5
KIDS 3 of 5

Regs snapshot

VERIFIED 2026-07-19
Standard NJ marine regs.
KEEPERS · LAW · TIDES ↗

SOURCES: NJDOT · fishinglbi.com · Google Places · pipeline-vetted 2026-07-19

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