I found this the other day on Facebook, and my apologies go out to the originator for not being able to credit. Its a drone shot high over the Shark River taken from Riverside Drive in Neptune City looking east to Belmar.
If you are looking to really see whats going on underneath the waterline at your favorite fishing spot there's better time then during a full moon low tide coupled with a hard west wind. When you see for the first time you'll say "Who opened the drain?". I have done this many, many times and usually after I have pounded an area consistently and have not caught many fish I quickly see why during the blowout/ low tide scout. Fish need structure and bait to hold, both forage and predator fish, especially ambush type predators, like bass and fluke, but not the pelagics like bluefish and albies. And speaking of bluefish, will they show up this year? Should be about a month from now if they do.
This image shows me a few things, these mud flats will surely heat up quickly on the right day, with a high bright sun and low tide, and the Shark River needs to completely dredged. But don't try and walk these mud flats, you'll get sucked in and down and your remains won't be found until Weeks Marine parks and excavator on a barge over your body.