nj weakfish reports

August 3, 2020: Frank at Gabriel Tackle said fluke fishing off the wall at the inlet is decent with some nice size keeper fluke being landed. Captain Ray Szulczewski of Tide Runner Charters out of Cape May had his best year in a decade in 2013, catching numerous weakfish in the 25- to 28-inch range, with some topping 30 inches.

New personal best.Chris Degennaro on the Kaley Marie went out and had a great trip yesterday too. Wave Height : 2.2 ft See available charters . Shore Catch reports, “The bluefin are here and we’ll be on them every chance we get.

I’m sure you can guess what’s for dinner tonight!”Robbie Vallone and his father Carl fished Oyster Creek Channel today. © Sea Isle News Minnows, cut squid, and bucktails (white or pink) with Gulp tails are all good working bait. The crew went four for five on bluefin tuna. The fluctuating water temperature didn’t seem to bother these guys at all. Here’s J-Bird double fisted with a pair of bass.

Cut bait (bunker or squid) for Blues and Sea Robins. He also had days where he caught more than … It’s the same story here… Good fun Jersey fishing in early June with anglers catching both inshore and offshore. Sign Up . Released giant and kept this 224 pound fish. Well-known as the "weakfish capital of the world," Fortescue was in its fishing heyday back in the late ‘70s and mid ‘80s during the epic run of tiderunners. Sat. Now their first bigeye tuna of 2017 on June 3.” As always Captain Mark and crew are dialed in!Lots of boats went out sharking fishing this past weekend. Wind : 11 kts E . That’s what we call “doormat” Flounder.Striped Bass continue to bite in the inlets in the evenings, especially on the incoming tides.Bluefish, Sea Robins, and Oyster Toad Fish are present in our local waters.The main take right now in the bay are Flounder. Mary Lee stopped by for some fresh bunker this morning! Thank you for your continued support and generosity.Enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new posts by email.Want to share your recent fishing report to help other anglers? They started off with a 60 pound bass then finished up the weekend with three more nice classy bass. The results, listed below, show the winners of the competitive divisions. Home » Weekly Fishing Reports » New Jersey & Delaware Bay » Central New Jersey » View Report. Store staffer Luke got this bluefish off the LBI surf after work today. Central New Jersey. We hope this information will help you catch the big one!Suggested bait and tackle in this report can be obtained at any of the local fishing shops.Here is a list of fish (some common, some not as common) found in New Jersey waters: Blowfish, Bluefish, Croaker, Flounder, Kingfish, Ling, Oyster Toad Fish, Perch, Sea Bass, Sea Robin, Shad Sharks, Sheepshead, Skate, Spot, Striper(Striped bass), Triggerfish, Weakfish, Black Drum, Red Drum and many others.Beach fishing (where allowed), the north end beaches near Strathmere, Corsons Inlet (far north end) and the Townsends Inlet Park at the south end of the island are excellent locations.Bridge/Pier fishing: 59th St fishing pier, 79th St bulkhead.Bay fishing: Along the south side of the causeway and any street end that is open to the public.This past week, with the heat wave and west winds we saw the water temperature fluctuate from the upper 70’s, down to the upper 60’s, then back up again (currently 78 degrees), which chased some of the “exotics” (Sheepshead, Triggerfish, Blowfish) back in to the ocean.However, anglers are reporting lots of activity on the summer standards: flounder, kingfish, and blues!The summer Flounder bite has remained strong. We went six for six on bluefin up to 100 pounds and got a big eye!”Shore Catch put their clients on the tuna this weekend with their first trip to the tuna grounds. Yesterday, Jason Hoch weigh in 25.94 pound 42″ bass.The blues are trending smaller but there are a couple good size ones still around. He sent in an email with a photo, “Perfect timing. After a few poor years, 2013 saw not only an increase in the number of weakfish caught in Cape May County, but an increase in the size of the weakfish as well. A great way to spend the day: fishing and crabbing for a family dinner!Good spots to catch all these fish mentioned is the Townsends Inlet Park on the south end, Corsons Inlet on the north end (Strathmere), the south side of the Sea Isle Causeway, the bulkhead at 80th St and the 59th St fishing pier.The fluctuating water temperature reduced the variety this past week, but Flounder, Blues, Sea Robin, and Oyster Toad fish were all reported catches this week. The main target species inshore are fluke, sea bass, striped bass and bluefish with the occasional sharpie stalking weakfish. Wind : 10 kts S . Weather Report. List Your Boat .

Many Kingfish are being taken in the 1 – 2+ pound range. For the 2020 NJ recreational fishing regulations, go to: ... Kingfish, Kingfish, Kingfish, Weakfish, Kingfish. They reported, “We are fishing the three mile line off of IBSP and the waters north of the Bathers Beach. New Jersey Fisherman subscriber Bill Collins is a perennial entry into the Dream Boat Challenge come May ever season when those jumbo weakfish arrive along Cape May County jetties. There’s nice fish around but you gotta work for them!”Jim and Rich from Waretown aboard the 50/50 had a great week and weekend.

Captain David D on the Hi Flier caught a nice bass trolling off IBSP today.John Hildreth got some Penn Reel parts from us last week. We are particularly proud of our continued financial support of ongoing striped bass research through donations to the Marine Biology Departments of Monmouth University/University of Massachusetts Amherst and Rutgers University Department of Marine Science.