NJ Fishing Reports April 2017

[DarkSkies]

NJ Fishing reports for April 2017 -

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**Thanks for your cooperation and for being such a great group!

[DarkSkies]

Early Spring Recap......

Bunker are still on the radar this year, more than ever.
These bunker are both a blessing and a curse. They seem to concentrate all the fish in one area, around them.

There are a few encouraging signs out there:
1. The forage varieties still remain varied and abundant, but not in all areas.
2. lots of little striped bass from the robust 2011 and 2015 YOY classes.

#2 above has become a prominent feature many have been noticing last year and this past Winter. Small 2nd through 5th year class striped bass seem to be everywhere.
Although I try to keep up with the Coastwide striped bass populations, thanks to a few hundred contacts I've met over the years, I need to add to it, that this is the first time I have felt some positive signs in a while.....
The robustness of these small fry year classes does look well for the future of the fishery....
a. given the fact they need a couple years to reach maturity,
b. and folks don't lose sight that there are serious gaps in many of the breeder class years...

I go into more detail in the yearly StripersAndAnglers Coastwide stock assessment
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/showthread.php?7784-StripersandAnglers-yearly-coastwide-fish-stock-assessment-state-of-the-fishery

Positive nonetheless...and something to be happy about....:thumbsup:

In the meantime, if you're out there on the water on a boat, or just fishing some isolated area at night from land...in bad weather... please be careful and safe. God Bless all.

[bababooey]

Anyone getting flounder yet?

[porgy75]

^^^^^ Heard of a few caught down by the marina at keyport. When I stopped by there tonight no one was catching, though I did see some bunker.

[porgy75]

Finally got out fishing the RB. All the reports were encouraging. The rain had me thinking it might be a waste of time. Went anyway. Fished clams on my pole in RB from 5-9. Got one short striper right around sundown. At least I avoided the skunk, quickly released. Thanks for all the info.

[captnemo]

Anyone getting flounder yet?

A buddy of mine has been getting a few at the northern end of barnegat bay.

[finchaser]

Friend had 22 yesterday where he ^^^ all off land

[jigfreak]

Picked up some stripes last night, OC in the back. For some reason it felt like they were off, was better last week. they are still there if you want to work for them.

[lostatsea]

Fish the back in rb from 7 to 9. It was the incoming tide and nothing happened for a long time. Then around 8:45 I got a striper on blood worm. It was 27 inches, first striper of the season, chunky little guy. Released to fight another day. Saw a few others caught but not many. Nice to get out there.

[basshunter]

Nice. Was worried about the rain and didn't go. Hanging in there does pay off.

[fishinmission78]

Lol fish are already wet. Nice going man.

[lostatsea]

Anyone getting flounder yet?


This time of year shark river used to be the ticket. I have gone out and did well in march. That was using a lot of chum. Used to be a lot of flounder there. Haven't seen much reported lately. Wonder what happened to them all.

[lostatsea]

Lol fish are already wet. Nice going man.
Hah good one!

[storminsteve]

Fished the bay for three hours, one little striped pajama man on a rattle trap. The conditions seemed perfect. I was hoping for better but hey I'll take it.

[buckethead]

Good going. I have fished the ocean a few times this week. Nothing consistent for me.

[fishinmission78]

Way to put your time in.

[cowherder]

Nice effort.. Moco in the back on the outgoing tide yesterday and got the skunk.

[ledhead36]

Out ahead of the rain yesterday evening. a slow pick, the 3 of us did okay. A few shorts, and one keep each.
Quit at 1:30 a.m. clams did it for us. Bunker were in and out all night as well.

[buckethead]

Gnarly conditions today. Took a walk and made a few casts anyway, nothing.

[seamonkey]

Gave it a go in the big D 2 hours after work. The water was high and dirty because of the rain. Got two Perch that was it. Will probably try again this weekend. The fish are there guys you just have to be there when they are biting.

[cowherder]

nice. Got to be in it to win it!

[captnemo]

First trip of the season today in Raritan Bay. Could only fish from 4:30 to 6:30am, and around 6 it did peter out at high tide. We did best an hour before slack jigging the channel with rubber shads. stripers of different sizes, biggest 30". The fish finder looked good, I think this weekend will be a good one.

[bababooey]

Good going Capt catch em up.

[basshunter]

Nice thank you for the intel.

[plugcrazy]

Bay area till sunrise. A few minutes before I was packing up they started biting. Caught one short striper and missed another one. Was using the smallest rubber shad I had and bringing it back slow. The water felt cold to my hands.

[baitstealer]

It seems like a lot of the striped bass are out deep where the birds are. I fished last night in raritan bay. Saw a couple small stripers on clams. Lots of guys in the one spot I went to. Some of you guys were catching on lures so I tried that. Bubkus. Managed one skinny short on a clam. I have seen some fat ones though. This weekend I will try a few more spots. Good luck to you all.

[baitstealer]

First trip of the season today in Raritan Bay. Could only fish from 4:30 to 6:30am, and around 6 it did peter out at high tide. We did best an hour before slack jigging the channel with rubber shads. stripers of different sizes, biggest 30". The fish finder looked good, I think this weekend will be a good one.

Nice going if only I could cast out to the channel maybe I could catch like that too. Will try a few different places this weekend. Thanks for sharing.

[captnemo]

We fished the channel because sometimes they stack up there feeding on the herring and bunker. As the water gets warmer they should spread out through the whole bay. The smaller ones will be at the creek mouths feeding on the spearing and small forage. The largest ones tend to stay in the channel or deeper water and may come in chasing the bunker at night. You are on the right track, just keep at it and fish around high tide. Good luck.

[stripermania]

Good advice congrats on the catching. Seems like there is a nice body of fish coming up the coast off of Monmouth County. Looks like within a week all hell is going to break loose.

[ledhead36]

Windy as hell last night the fish didn't care. Clams and bunker, some decent numbers, about 10% keepers. They're out there, boys.

[storminsteve]

Good going, bud. I took the late shift last night. Outgoing tide in the bay. Got 2 small ones with small plugs. I did get a giant whack that shook me up and startled me. Must have been at least a nice keeper, it felt like a 20 pounder. The fish that got away are always bigger than we thought though. I missed the hook set so I'll never know. I was so startled I coughed, that's the part where I crapped my pants a little. Wrote the details in the most embarrassing crap story thread. There are definitely some nicer fish out there. Hit so hard it felt like a blue. So far haven't heard of any other blues caught though. Wishful thinking. Might try to go again tonight to find the fish that beat me.:banghead2:

[7deadlyplugs]

Nice try and report. Better luck next time (sans the pants crapping)

[baitstealer]

Fished rb 7-9:30. One decent striper on clam. 25 incher. I think it was close to high tide because the bunker were all over constantly bumping into my line. I think there are lots more bunker than stripers out there.

[buckethead]

Gave the ocean a try for sunrise. 2 shorts on bucktail w white grub.

[surferman]

Good going guys spring is finally here.

[surferman]

Spring stripers finally in the Delaware. Few shorts yesterday afternoon as the tide was coming in. Also two catfish up to 24 inches. Some friends of mine catching some bigger ones at night. All on Bloods. I will be fishing more this week and try to report more

[ledhead36]

Nice to hear you guys are catching in other areas

[ledhead36]

Pretty decent night late last night, clams n bunker, the stripers are getting a little bigger.

[baitstealer]

Way to go!

[baitstealer]

I have to get better in my timing. Fish the bayshore last night. As others have said, bunker were around. I got one short striper on clam. Saw a few other small ones caught. This was around high tide.

[jigfreak]

Last 2 nights in the Barney bay have been pretty good for me. 14 stripes yesterday. A little less tonight. small runts, to 29". All on light jig and pink fin-s. off the couches and out there gents they are there.

[lostatsea]

Nice! You seem to have a lot of talent with rubber. If you ever put on a clinic I'm in.

[lostatsea]

I fished barnegat in the back tonight as well. Not as good as you did but still ok by my standards. Got a handful on bone SP. Most were smallish. Did get a nice on around 27 inches. They were hitting pretty aggressively.

[buckethead]

Good going gents. This weather in the past week has really helped to heat up the action. I went to my usual area in the ocean, morning walk, on the incoming today. Picked up a few short bass on bucktail and white grub. Definitely hitting more aggressively as mentioned. Good Times.

[porgy75]

Awesome. These reports keep me going because I can't get out during the week. Hope to be out this weekend and have something positive to share with you guys. Tight lines everyone.

[fishgutz]

Nice. Save some for us!

[hookset]

Bass and a few blues tonight. It was a real sh*t show the fb hordes were all out.

[seamonkey]

Awesome congrats!

[cowherder]

Must have hit the wrong beach last night there were only a few guys fishing bait when I walked out. Got 2 shorties on a schoolbus bomber as it got dark. Appreciate hearing about the blues. Will be checking the usual spots either tonight or on the weekend.

[VSdreams]

Well apparently I missed the memo. I was fishing clams along the picket line of a few other dudes. There were a few runts caught. Might be time to switch over to lures. Does anyone know what they are feeding on? Thanks

[finchaser]

First light got 9 to 22" all on old school mag darter

[bababooey]

Wtg finchaser back in the game. Front or back?

[finchaser]

7 more this morning all on buck tail tipped with Otter tails all from in between the front and back

[buckethead]

Nice going gents.

[buckethead]

Yesterday morning and today. FirstLight the incoming tide. Not much action where I was. I managed one short in the two days of fishing on a Bucktail. Better times ahead.

[storminsteve]

Nice effort fellas. When bucket head can't catch fish it makes me not so worried when I skunk out. That's exactly what I did last night. Fished the back right around high tides, 2 different spots, looked fishy, threw the bag. One bump, otherwise skunkville.

[cowherder]

X2,Can't catch them from the couch.

[lostatsea]

Tough day. Tried out front in the morning in so moco. Threw metal, bucktail, shads etc no hits. Checked out some things in pier village for lunch. Went to a popular place in the back and fished from 6 till now looking for blues or small stripers. No hits for me. The guys fishing bait even said it had been slow today. The boats are allegedly crushing it. Wondering why a lot of stripers don't be seeming to come in any closer right now.

[cowherder]

BLUES are here!!:headbang::viking:

[hookedonbass]

Gator time, read that a little while ago. Time for heavy leaders.

[seamonkey]

Great news, heard they are getting them in the AC area as well.

[seamonkey]

Delaware River report. I fished way down on Sunday 1 29 inch striper and I missed some others. The guy next to me got a 27 pounder. He said he was lucky but I felt like such a loser seeing him reel in that fish. It was a monster. All on blood worms.

[cowherder]

Standing next to someone while they are getting bigger fish, and you are either getting small ones or nothing is a little humiliating and humbling. I feel your pain dude!

[cowherder]

moco in the front yesterday. 3-6. Two short stripers on the shad. Apparently I missed some great blue fish action. Guys were there talking about it happening yesterday, but nothing ever did.

[porgy75]

At least you got something. I was throwing stormshads and metal in so Moco from 6 until dark. Skunk ola.

[hookset]

Gators to 14#, smallish bass to 8#. Yesterday PM. Swimmers for bass, poppers and small metal for blues. Da bay.

[baitstealer]

Thanks for the intel! Will be out searching this afternoon.

[cowherder]

Got out to Moco after work tonight. 7 to 9. I must have just missed the Blues because they said there were some nice ones caught. Nothing for me, still a nice night to be out. Back at it again I want them blues!

[hookedonbass]

Looked for some action in the ocean yesterday for 2 hours, and this morning from 6 to 8:30am. I got skunked yesterday. Today was a little better, a few short stripers on rubber shads, white. Then the blue fish came in and they chopped everything up. Threw on a bucktail and caught a few. Biggest was about 10 pounds. They were nice and feisty. In and out quickly. This was in mo co.

[captnemo]

Trolled a couple bass between the cans in RB for a quick trip at 5 before the crowds came out. chartreuce shads worked best for me. Kept one at 14# for the table. Weekend traffic has really gotten out of hand.

[plugcrazy]

Ya funny thing about those bluefish blitzes. They are in and out so quick. Worked the beach in Ocean County yesterday. Right before dark they came in. I got a handful. It was pretty nice on Crocs. By the time it was over, there were dozens of guys rushing onto the beach like there was a million-dollar prize for the biggest blue fish. Crazy

[plugcrazy]

Capt N in the other thread I was talking about this more six pack charters and private boats taking a lot of the striped bass before they have a chance to spawn. I definitely wasn't talking about you, sir. I have read your reports for years. I noticed that you are a pretty decent guy when it comes to conservation. Good luck out there for a great season. thanks for the reports.

[captnemo]

No offense taken. Sometimes I feel bad for you guys on the surf or beaches because the bass are just beyond reach of the furthest cast. So I try to help when I can. Tight lines to you as well. Fish I trolled today were between keyport and the navy pier.

[bababooey]

You guys revere the striper like it is some kind of God of the fishies. Honestly they don't taste that good. Fluke and tog are much more tasty when it comes to seafood when you can't eat shrimp or lobster. My two cents only.:HappyWave:

[finchaser]

7 micro bass and 6 blues to 8#

[Monty]

7 micro bass and 6 blues to 8#

Nice action :HappyWave:

[fishinmission78]

Nice going FC. Yeah I've been getting into those runty stripers at night on small plugs and rubber. Some of them are so small they're smaller than hickory shad. But the blue fish finally did show up, and have been fun for the last two days. Island Beach area. Come get em gents, they are here.

[fishinmission78]

Also if you don't want or like blue fish that's fine, but please don't pile em up on the beach to rot. Any guy who thinks that's cool get in touch with me and I will be glad to crap on your car or truck.

[J Barbosa]

Good fishing on a quick afternoon trip last Thursday, we had 10 keepers up to 25# casting plugs and swim shads.


We kept two of the smaller fish and released all the bigger fish.
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[finchaser]

boat fish don't count:HappyWave:

4 blues to 12#

[Monty]

boat fish don't count:HappyWave:


What fish? :HappyWave:


20856

[J Barbosa]

boat fish don't count:HappyWave:

4 blues to 12#

Unless you are on the boat right? :kiss:

[J Barbosa]

What fish? :HappyWave:


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Very nice...surf fishing on Long Island must be slow!

[buckethead]

Nice job guys. Boat fish tdo count. Every fish counts. As long as it's on the end of your line it counts. Just my opinion

[buckethead]

Fish my usual stretch of beach oceansode this morning. Clean white water although the Northeast winds were kicking up a bit. Nothing at all for me. I haven't caught anything the last three trips out. Might be a time to visit the back.

[surferman]

Nice going guys. I fished all over the Delaware this weekend, only a few short stripers and catfish. Meanwhile I'm seeing these monster pics. I'm going to try to go at night next time.

[Monty]

Very nice...surf fishing on Long Island must be slow!

Early for me out there. Hitting some new areas. Exploring. Fun.
Congrats on the fish.

[jigfreak]

Wtg gents nice fish.

[jigfreak]

Last night from 7 to 10 outgoing tide. Two short bass right away on rubber. Then the blues took over. 7-12 pounds, some nice angry fish. Would only hit light bucktails and rubber for me. OC in the back.

[bababooey]

What fish? :HappyWave:


20856

:don't know why:You took all that time to photoshop his stripers out of the picture? The haterade must be eating you alive dude.

[bababooey]

Good going boys. Great job.

[Monty]

Last night from 7 to 10 outgoing tide. Two short bass right away on rubber. Then the blues took over. 7-12 pounds, some nice angry fish. Would only hit light bucktails and rubber for me. OC in the back.

Nice action, congrats


:don't know why:You took all that time to photoshop his stripers out of the picture? The haterade must be eating you alive dude.

Took less than 3 minutes for the photoshop, no hating here.
I think JB is a heck of a fisherman. Consistently is into fish of all types, big time. Plus a really good person.

[bababooey]

Rofl that is such a lie! Photoshopping someone's fish out of a picture, fish that he worked hard to catch, really is about an angry guy with anger management issues.. My advice is to seek therapy quickly.
No offense, but what you are saying is inconsistent with your past posts. Stuff like-
" I hate boaters.
The only good boat is at the bottom of the ocean. All boaters suck.
Boaters are a-holes."
I think I read he offered you sometime in the past to go on his boat, and you said no. So if you're really are not a hypocrite, why not take him up on his offer?:beatin:

[bababooey]

Kudos to jb outstanding job.:clapping:

[finchaser]

yesterday afternoon 7 blues to 13# all on plugs they wouldn't touch metal or rubber

[finchaser]

Unless you are on the boat right? :kiss:

yep:kiss::HappyWave:

[hookset]

Got into a couple big blues right before sundown. Moco in the rain on bone SP.

[vpass]

Good fishing on a quick afternoon trip last Thursday, we had 10 keepers up to 25# casting plugs and swim shads.


We kept two of the smaller fish and released all the bigger fish.
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Wow, you all had a great Day . Beautiful fish.

[J Barbosa]

The day started off great with eight quality bass within the first hour and then the fleet grew out of control and spread the fish out.
We bounced around from spot to spot picking a fish here and there. Decided to make a move far away from the fleet to some structure that has been good to me in the past.


We were rewarded right away and we absolutely beat on them for hours with eight double headers on the day.
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[J Barbosa]

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[plugcrazy]

Jb you are crushing it! Good job.

[plugcrazy]

Fished oc inlet last nite in the rain. It sucked. Got wet and no stripers or blues

[hookedonbass]

The day started off great with eight quality bass within the first hour and then the fleet grew out of control and spread the fish out.
We bounced around from spot to spot picking a fish here and there. Decided to make a move far away from the fleet to some structure that has been good to me in the past.


We were rewarded right away and we absolutely beat on them for hours with eight double headers on the day.
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Wow just wow. Beautiful stripes man.

[hookedonbass]

Myself i got the skunk. Dirty water near SH, struck out.

[J Barbosa]

We went out for a few hours Sunday evening and it took some time to catch enough bunker to chunk with.


We chunked from 7-11pm and ended up landing 9 bass to 25# and missed quite a few more along with a few bluefish cutoffs.
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[finchaser]

2 bass and 3 blues this Am from terra firma

PM outing 3 blues to 15#

[captnemo]

Trolled the back of the bay this morning for sunrise and a half hour after. Two stripers
, one 14 and the other 22 pounds. Mojo's did the trick. Kept the 14 pounder for the table, released the other one. The activity seem a lot less than it has been. Maybe they are getting ready to go up the Hudson.

[captnemo]

We went out for a few hours Sunday evening and it took some time to catch enough bunker to chunk with.


We chunked from 7-11pm and ended up landing 9 bass to 25# and missed quite a few more along with a few bluefish cutoffs.
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Outstanding.

[surferman]

JB = striperman! Thanks for sharing, great sunset shots as well

[hookedonbass]

Fantastic photos and stripers gentlemen. Thank you for sharing.

[hookedonbass]

I was hoping to run into mr. Striper or mr. Blue last night monmouth county in the back river area. Threw poppers, rubber and white and black SPs. I had one hit that I missed. It was very slow. The other guys I talked to said they weren't doing anything either. Bring on the blue fish I need one!

[fishinmission78]

They invaded Ocean County and they're here in force. Big Blues yesterday from 6 p.m. till dark. Poppers and swimmers. I got sore arms. BB

[baitstealer]

Love seeing those big stripers whether I am catching or not. Congrats and tight lines.
Went to the ocean down by Pier Village last night. It was rough and didn't catch anything. After that moved to a location in the back, tried for blues, got the skunk.

[finchaser]

this AM 6 blues to 15# all on SP

[fishinmission78]

Yep Sps been working for me as well. Got a mes of angry blues yesterday. Good Times.

[clamchucker]

Brought my Grandchildren out to the barnegat bay yesterday afternoon. They had some great times with these larger bluefish. Lures and metal.

[finchaser]

Trifecta this AM 2weakfish 4 bass and 5 large blues

[7deadlyplugs]

Weakfish that's fantastic! Would you mind sharing if on jigs or lures? Congrats, thank you sir.

[finchaser]

1 ounce jig with doa 5" jerk tail in black and gold
inside not out front

[finchaser]

This morning 3 bass to 24" and 12 blues to 13#
This afternoon 4 blues all on SP then the wind came up hard south and shut it down

[clamchucker]

The blues showed up again at the park this weekend. There were some nice ones in there, up to 15 pounds. I was throwing metal. Some other folks got them on plugs and bucktails.

[cowherder]

Into the blues in moco yesterday in the back. Fought a couple, lost a lot more. Small plugs and some topwater poppers. It was good until the wind got stronger and the tide got close to low. Man that wind was howling.

[cowherder]

Trifecta this AM 2weakfish 4 bass and 5 large blues
Great news. I almost didn't think the weak fish were going to show up this year. Thanks for sharing.

[VSdreams]

I was out in the back in Monmouth County yesterday as well. I must have picked the wrong place, because I saw only the blues that were a few. It was still nice to see some of them. Nothing for me. These blue fish are like all head and a very long body.

[porgy75]

Have been hearing how great the bay was so I went early this morning. I think I made a mistake because the tide was very low. It wasn't bad when I started out with poppers, but eventually the wind was fierce. So I only fished for one and a half hours. Zippo for me. Still a nice morning out there if it wasn't that windy.

[jigfreak]

West is best

[J Barbosa]

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[7deadlyplugs]

Nice!

[storminsteve]

Good going guys. JB the blue fish in the one of the next-to-last pics looks like it is big and fat, a lot different than some of the other blue fish. Has that purple shine direct from the ocean. Nice looking fish.

[storminsteve]

I fished moco last night in the back on the incoming tide 8 - 11. Got some nice blues, but it was on and off. It seems like waves of them would come through and then I would get hit. All on bone color SPs.

[basshunter]

Noticed a similar thing. Went to Island beach and fish the last 2 hours before dark. The closer it got to dark the better the catching was. I got a couple nice ones on bucktails and crocodile spoons. My biggest was only about 10 pounds tho. One guy caught one that he said was 18 pounds. massive bluefish

[hookset]

Out late last night deep in the back. Monmouth County in the dark. A few places. Tossing rubber and small plugs. Two short bass on the rubber. Then a big blue bit me off and I went to plugs. One more blue and that was it.

[fishinmission78]

Noticed a similar thing. Went to Island beach and fish the last 2 hours before dark. The closer it got to dark the better the catching was. I got a couple nice ones on bucktails and crocodile spoons. My biggest was only about 10 pounds tho. One guy caught one that he said was 18 pounds. massive bluefish
Bite gets better as the tide moves in.

[fishinmission78]

Some pretty decent gator action yesterday end of day in the park. Sore arms.

[plugcrazy]

Wow looks like I missed a lot of good activity. Have been staying away the last two days because I thought the wind would screw it up. Looks like I guessed wrong LOL. Thanks for the heads up, will be out hitting it hard.