For some fishing from part boats and from fishing piers is as good as it gets. It's not only the access to fish but it's the community and relationships that are formed from like minded anglers. Head boats will put you out on the fish and the 2000 foot walkway out into the Raritan Bay surely gave you an edge from anglers walking the bay sand.
Yesterday it was reported that the Keansburg Fishing Pier was destroyed by heave ice following this sub 32-degree weather we've now had for about three weeks. With the bay iced up over and the ebb and flow of the tides the pier got caught up in the moving ice. While practically impossible the only way to prevent this would be to have fountains of water around the pier to prevent the ice buildup. But it's not practical due to its length and the extreme weather we've been having.
Piers have been a long part of Keansburg's history. The iconic City of Keansburg steamer used to shuttle folks between The Burg' and Battery Park City in Manhattan. The 231 foot long passenger ship was built exclusively for the Keansburg Steamboat Company. The above picture shows the Keansburg docked at NYC and below at its New Point Pier in Keansburg.
