NJ Fishing reports May 2017 www.stripersandanglers.com

[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.

[clamchucker]

Big blues came into IBSP this afternoon. I did well on bucktails and pork. Saw others sacrifice a lot of shads. john at Betty and nicks will be sold out of rubber tomorrow at this rate. It really is easier and less expensive to use bucktails, but John can always use the revenue. They are in a lot of places, and the back as well. Fishermen were also getting them on bunker chunks.

[fishrich]

Three of us fished OC this afternoon in three different spots. First stop in the park we caughjt some big blues, most on metal. Second stop nothing. Third stop we we caught some blues, all on bucktails tipped with plastic worms.

[jigfreak]

Good going fellas. Have not been able to make it out in a few nights. Managed some larger blues on bucktail after dark, and one small weakie on pink finess near the end of the tide. In the back oc.

[finchaser]

this AM my partner and I each had a bass 24 to 26" and 30 blues between 5 and 16 pounds

All on plugs

[hookedonbass]

Nice!

[storminsteve]

Great reports gentleman looks like they are here and have invaded all enemy territory! I fished nomoco 4 to 7 p.m. yesterday. The water was a little turned up, but they were definitely there at the farthest end of the cast. Plugs and bucktails did it for me. Got broke off twice.

[surferman]

Great reports keep them coming gentleman. Haven't been able to get out in a few days, but my buddies have been getting them near Cape May. Blood worms and clams. 30 Pounders. One of the few times when I am feeling handicapped for not being able to get out.

[lostatsea]

Hah That's The Story of My Life! Usually I get there and guys are going home saying man you should have been here yesterday.

[lostatsea]

Thanks for the heads up though, good to know they are on the move.

[hookedonbass]

Gave it a try in OC last night from dark until an hour after. Ocean was turned up from the rain but not as dirty as I thought it would be. Was throwing a 3-ounce metal spoon and trying to keep it away from the top of the waves. Managed 1 blue 37 incher. Nice fight

[fishinmission78]

Slammed them in the back Ocean County again this morning. From when the sun came up until tide dropped too low. some nice blues in the mix.
3 to 13 lbs. Plugs and bucktails.

[SharkHart]

Got my first hose job from weather, tried some night time plugging where some big bass should be now but the wind was screaming wasn't even in the game and all the water was blown out.

[finchaser]

Slow today water like chocolate milk from the heavy south wind and rain yesterday
Had 3 blues to 8#

[finchaser]

2 bass to 23" and 4 blues to 6# all on jig head and Chartreuse shaker tails

[plugcrazy]

Got my first hose job from weather, tried some night time plugging where some big bass should be now but the wind was screaming wasn't even in the game and all the water was blown out.

Cant win it if you're not in it! The other night the win was screaming so bad I punked out and didn't go. At least you tried, nice effort dude.

[plugcrazy]

Out yesterday afternoon in Moco. It seems like mid-afternoon the by turned on with these blues once the water cleaned up a little bit. Got a bunch of them different sizes up to 38 inches. Small avas and plugs were working for me.

[plugcrazy]

2 bass to 23" and 4 blues to 6# all on jig head and Chartreuse shaker tails

Nice going on the stripers. All I am coming up with is blues lately.

[cowherder]

Yep you definitely cant catch em from the couch.

[cowherder]

Nomoco from 6-9pm sun in the back. Great activity right around high tide on metal and plugs as was mentioned. Then it slowly died down gradually. No stripes for me just a couple of nice bluefish.

[porgy75]

Yep you definitely cant catch em from the couch.

True that!

[porgy75]

I fished Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was very windy cold and nasty I got the skunk. I fished the ocean in Moco and then went into the back where everyone has been, but they weren't really doing that well and neither did I. Yesterday afternoon was better, it seems like the blues turned on late afternoon and I got a bunch. That small diamond jig seems to be a very good producer. Plus it only has one hook so you don't get all tangled up with the trebels.

[lostatsea]

Ocean county in the surf yesterday for a few hours. Got one nice big bluefish on krocodile spoon. 2 others got off before i got them in. Missed a few more.

[storminsteve]

Moco 7-10pm. Got into some decent blue fish in the back. They were kind of picky, could only get them with rubber shads. After I was tired of having them tear them up, I went to the Oceanside and fished for an hour and a half. Picked up one small striper on bucktail and that was all she wrote. Water and winds seem like they got a little colder.

[seamonkey]

How are the bait guys doing with the blues when the water gets colder?

[nitestrikes]

Bunker chunks will usually tell you if the blues are in the area. If they won't hit bunker chunks then they are not thick. Have been seeing a lot of blues lately. Colder water will turn them off of artificials for a bit. They get sluggish.

[J Barbosa]

Out Saturday morning for the Coastal Fly Rodders Annual One Fly Tournament (surf only).

We got into the bluefish pretty good on fly rods, I landed around 15 and missed/dropped just as many.

The spinning rod guys had them every cast (seems like the blues had a much easier time finding the bigger plugs over the smaller flies in the dirty water).

Ended up grabbing second place with 6 bluefish on my one fly before it became un-fishable.

After the tournament was over I went over to the boat to see if we could get some more bluefish just outside the marina. We were greeted by very dirty water but were still able to catch a couple on flies/plugs in 4-6ft of water.
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[surferman]

That looks like a blast, congrats! I was curious about the fly, the chartreuse one that is four pics down. It doesn't look like much to it. Not trying to be critical but I didn't know they would hit something with that little hair on it?
Or is that what it looked like after they were beating up on it for awhile?

[hookset]

Great job on the fly.

[hookset]

Mon moco in the back from 7-11p. All blues and as mentioned they were a little picky. Got a few on bucktail and pork. And one small striper 23 inches just as I was getting ready to leave.

[lostatsea]

Nice bend in the rod! Congrats

[lostatsea]

I went to the back in Moco last night as well. Lots of people out and about. I must have had bad timing, I had one good hit on a bucktail, and dropped it. Will try again later on in the week. Tight lines everyone.

[finchaser]

Had about 20 or so blues 3 to 8# all on metal

[fishrich]

Three of us fished OC this afternoon. First spot we had a pick of bigger blues on bucktails. Moved to a second spot and it was a slow pick of smaller blues on metal and plugs.

[hookset]

Mad dog bite moco yesterday afternoon. In the back bay. All blues. Most were 10# and up. I was the first one there. By the end there were about 20 of us. All working together, no tangles. Metal, plugs and poppers. I left at high tide when the bite dropped off. Good times.

[J Barbosa]

Out Sunday on the beach again landed 13 bluefish before I had to leave.

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Of course Blaze and Basstard continued to beat the crap out of them after I left each almost hitting 50 fish each!

[jigfreak]

I think I got into a the same class of blues that you did last night, hook. Real tackle busters. Saw one guy bust his rod from high sticking. Metal and bucktail/pork combo worked best for me. Man these are some bruisers. Going home to rest my shoulder, back at it tomorrow. 6-8pm moco.

[jigfreak]

Out Sunday on the beach again landed 13 bluefish before I had to leave.

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Of course Blaze and Basstard continued to beat the crap out of them after I left each almost hitting 50 fish each!

Outstanding. The elitists who complain about the bluefish being in the way of the stripers don't know what they're missing. Good job.

[storminsteve]

Found the gators tonight as well. Jigfreak we must of been fishing the same beach. I saw a guy bust a rod as well. Or maybe there are just a lot of rods getting busted out there. Gators and some smaller. 9-14 lbs. Metal at first and then SPs were the ticket. Long casts.

[plugcrazy]

Congrats guys sounds like you really put a hammering on them. I went to the inlet in somoco where they were getting them. Tried the beach there from 5 to 7. One blue on a 2 oz ava. And I caught my first sea robin for the year. Still looking for Mr Striper. The water temp seems perfect.

[jigfreak]

Well lightning doesn't strike twice. Went back tonight looking for the gators again and got blanked.

[surferman]

I think they want bunker! I had some work in the area so I fished one of the beaches at LBI yesterday. Caught a nice blue about 15 pounds and two small stripers, All released. All on Bunker chunks in the afternoon.

[basshunter]

Good job. I tried to get into some action before the storm last night. so monco by an inlet. 7-9. Was getting a little gnarly so I tossed a big bucktail with white grub. No love.

[cowherder]

Had the same thought, skunk followed me home. Nomoco

[lostatsea]

Can't catch them from the couch! But that was where I hid last night, lol.:o

[hookset]

Dont feel bad. I watched TV for an hour before I was motivated enough to get out. You didn't miss much. Fished some structure in the back at high tide. First hour of outgoing. 2 blues to 30" on rubber. Very picky. About 500 casts for those 2 fish.

[jigfreak]

Seems very spotty. Meanwhile the boats are crushing big fish right out of reach. Will prob give it a shot tonight or tomorrow.

[ledhead36]

Got to throw out bunker and you will be rewarded. We were getting a lot of blues in the raritan. bunker chunks. Got to be too much so we moved ops to the Hudson. Pretty decent fishing but a lot of waiting around. Deep in the night. Up to 19lbs. Waiting for the bunker to set up for the next few months after the spawn and then the fishing will get better.

[SharkHart]

Except for Atlantic city chatter you arent hearing about it but every town in SNJ is jacked with Boofish. Unlike last year the mid sized are mixed in with the gators too. The pic doesn't capture it well but this one was over the 40" mark just as the heavy stuff came in friday night. My instincts tell me they have to go before a significant big bass run (outside raritan) I remember a time when spring was 1-3 lbers from land, nothing stays the same though 20930

[seamonkey]

^^^^^ I know, right! Who would have thought Atlantic and Cape May counties would have such great Monster blue fish right in front of us. I can't remember the last time this happened. Nice going. Let's enjoy it while it lasts.

[seamonkey]

I heard there was some great giant blue fish in upper Cape May County. So I went over there Friday night. But unlike shark heart, I was a sissy. I got one big blue fish on an SP, and the weather got too bad for me and I quit. 34 incher. I went back yesterday morning and had about 2 hours of good fishing. I was tossing two ounce Avas, blind casting, and they would come by every once in a while. There were a couple of other fishermen but not too many guys. Amazing bluefish action, especially for the bluefish starved people on SNJ.
I wonder what is keeping these fish around, anyone know?

[SharkHart]

Another quick story on other night a thick school of blues stayed in the trough until like the last minutes of receding tide, could feel lure going over the backs and another guy came running out of the water cause they hit his legs. A few got snagged by accident by all fishing. One of the ones i got on the dorsal was like a 10 lber. Oh Man I didnt think id ever get that fish in, with his head free Id nearly beach him and it 10" of water he would wiggle right back out, it looked like a comedy show Id try to grab the leader and fish would go back out, about the 6th try I got the leader

[VSdreams]

Haha I have done that. I oncehad a blue hooked behind the head and I thought I had the world record striper because it was staying down deep, which stripers usually do. It was about a 12-pounder but in my eyes I was going to be the next AL McReynolds. LOL, how quickly our dreams are shattered by reality.

[VSdreams]

Hit the moco tour last nite. 3 spots in the back looking for stripers or gators. Got the skunk. Dirty and windy.

[finchaser]

this morning 5 to6:30
7bass to 27" and 2 bluefish all on jig and rubber tail

[ledhead36]

Nice going. We have fished the last three nights in the row, and only got one keeper striper out of all of that work. Can't wait for the waters to clean up a little.

[cowherder]

WTG gentlemen. Was in nomoco last night and we had 2 cars coming home from Moms house. Wife had the kids and I had the fishing pole. Fished for an hour, got a nice blue on a bucktail. Heard the action is good at island beach today catch em up for me!

[jigfreak]

New push of bigger fish coming from the south. Will be out tonight.

[basshunter]

Thanks for the reports. Got out last night in monco. It was windy, it seemed it was dying down a little bit from earlier in the day. Managed 2 blies on yellow SP. One 22", another 28".

[basshunter]

this morning 5 to6:30
7bass to 27" and 2 bluefish all on jig and rubber tail
Nice job on the stripers. Seems like most of the other guys fishing from land are catching blue fish after blue fish.

[lostatsea]

I went out yesterday after work as well. Got to one spot nothing doing. Went to another one and it was low tide. Saw a few blues getting caught by guys wading. I got one on pencil popper, pretty good fight. I think it will get better this week with the warmer weather after the water cleans up. Will try to get out more.

[buckethead]

Have been fishing up and down the beaches in rock piles of monmouth county from the sand. Also the river a few times. I had a great week of blue fish activity, blues up to 17 pounds, metal and plugs. That ended with the rain. Back to the bass fishing this morning. picked up three short stripers on bucktail and white grub. Fishing has been very hit-and-miss for me.

[hookset]

Did a quick trip this AM at sunrise. Poppers in the ocean. Managed a few big blues, dropped a few. May go back after work to see if they are still there. Near an inlet in monmouth.

[surferman]

My buddies have been catching gorilla blue's all week in Atlantic County except for when it rained. Sometimes I am totally jealous that I have to work every day.

[J Barbosa]

Trolled up some slobs on Thursday with the smallest bass being 29# and biggest going 40#.


Half of my fish came on Spoon Fed bunker spoons and the other half came on Mojos.


All released to fight another day!
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[J Barbosa]

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[J Barbosa]

Last minute decision to chunk on the boat yesterday with my brother...wasn't really expecting much with all the dirty washed out water from Saturday's heavy rain & winds. We would have been content with a few bluefish to be honest.


Total was 23 bass up to 26lbs (only 7-8 were keepers) and two bluefish.


The first spot was a complete bust and waste of two hours...not even a tap.


Decided to burn some fuel and check out a new area which I hoped had some cleaner water. Made the run only to be greeted by some rain moving into the area (we got spared on the thunder luckily).
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Had action right away on chunks and ended up leaving them biting because we ran out of bait.

[fishgutz]

Wow nicely done. You sure do catch a lot of big stripers. Quick question do you live near the water?

[fishrich]

Three of us fished MOCO 2 pm to 7:30 pm. Had a good bite of blues 3 to 15 pounds on metal and plugs. Also caught one short striper and a fluke. Best action was after 4 pm.

[lostatsea]

God those are some big stripers. Congrats on the effort, well done.

[lostatsea]

Three of us fished MOCO 2 pm to 7:30 pm. Had a good bite of blues 3 to 15 pounds on metal and plugs. Also caught one short striper and a fluke. Best action was after 4 pm.
Good to see you guys posting again.

[baitstealer]

nice going on the blues. I tried 2 spots in somonco yesterday. Close to sundown. First one had dirty water no fish. 2nd one I got 2 blues on metal. One pretty nice 29 incher. Other was a little smaller. Not too many guys out where I was.

[VSdreams]

Great reports guys. Fished bay side of SH on the outgoing from 7 to 8:80pm. Few bluefish. I was using a needlefish and bringing in real slow.

[fishinmission78]

Good to see you guys posting again.

x2. Fishrich I think I seen you guys at island beach last week. Best of luck and tight lines.

[fishinmission78]

More fish at the park this week. Mostly bluefish on metal. Sunup and sundown good times. Sore arms. Helps to live close to the beach. Big blues in the bay as well. catch em up.

[J Barbosa]

Here's a small keeper from Monday night that was kept for the table.




It's crazy how much cropping/editing I need to do nowadays on fishing pictures and even then still not safe from stalkers!




Some guys have given "creeping while you're sleeping" a whole new meaning.
Here's a small keeper from Monday night that was kept for the table.




It's crazy how much cropping/ehttp://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=20949&stc=1diting I need to do nowadays on fishing pictures and even then still not safe from stalkers!




Some guys have given "creeping while you're sleeping" a whole new meaning.

[fishrich]

x2. Fishrich I think I seen you guys at island beach last week. Best of luck and tight lines.


We were at the inlet last Tuesday afternoon. I remember it being a very slow pick day.

[seamonkey]

Here's a small keeper from Monday night that was kept for the table.




It's crazy how much cropping/editing I need to do nowadays on fishing pictures and even then still not safe from stalkers!




Some guys have given "creeping while you're sleeping" a whole new meaning.
Here's a small keeper from Monday night that was kept for the table.




It's crazy how much cropping/ehttp://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=20949&stc=1diting I need to do nowadays on fishing pictures and even then still not safe from stalkers!




Some guys have given "creeping while you're sleeping" a whole new meaning.








Beautiful coloring on that striper with the way the light shines on it. Good going

[jigfreak]

Nice fish jb. You definitely put in your time.

[jigfreak]

I have a similar problem places that I fish. Lots of structure. Bridges, lighted dock areas etc. All places that those in the know would be able to tell if I posted pics on the net. On the one hand you want to try to help people who aren't catching. Otoh, you realize a large portion of guys who troll the internet sites are lazy *** internet report chasers. They don't want to learn anything they are just looking for spots. I hate all those lazy dudes, and wish a horde of green flies would chase them around every time they go out. Even at night. They deserve it.

[jigfreak]

Oh I did catch some fish last night. In the back OC with rubber and light jig heads. Nothing big, biggest was 27 inches. The ocean is heating up with action. We should have a good week ahead of us.

[fishinmission78]

Good job. Got some more Blues yesterday in the park. It seems like the sizes are getting smaller and now it is more mixed. Metal and poppers.

[fishinmission78]

JB love that fish pic. Reminds me of willy wonka. You caught the golden striper.:thumbsup:

[storminsteve]

Fished nomoco from 5-7a. Heavy NE wind. Best I could do was throw heavy metal and bucktails. Conditions not that great, much prefer west wind. Got a few different sized blues on ava 2oz.

[SharkHart]

20950

[seamonkey]

Good going. Big head, what did it weigh out at?

[fishinmission78]

Nice fish, Shark.

[finchaser]

This morning 9 bass to 29" and 4 blues to 10# all on jig head and tube tail, released.

[J Barbosa]

Fun time playing C&R with the fly rods on mixed size bluefish last Friday with Ed, Pete, and Charlie from Coastal Fly Rodders.


Saturday's was blowing hard North East and we decided to give it a shot in the bay but we just couldn't get past the bluefish.
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[J Barbosa]

This morning 9 bass to 29" and 4 blues to 10# all on jig head and tuber tail

nice

[bababooey]

Nice catches gents!

[surferman]

Wtg

[surferman]

Soaked bunker in AC last night. I got the trash fish round robin, dog fish, skates, and sea robins LOL.

[fishrich]

Three of us fished OC this afternoon and had a slow pick of bluefish to ten pounds. All fish caught on bucktails tipped with plastic worms.

[SharkHart]

20957

[cowherder]

Nice catch! What the heck is it?

[cowherder]

Good going guys. monco 7-9pm. One blue on a shad. Rough surf. Didnt see much else caught.

[fishinmission78]

Looks a little like a sturgeon. I'm curious too.

[Blazin420]

It's a solid bass with a mag darter hanging out of her mouth!!! Nice job brotha!!!!

[basshunter]

It looked funny to me too as well. I didn't think it was a striper. And then you look at it sideways and you realize it could be. Nice job shark how many pounds?

[basshunter]

Fished somoko for one hour after it got light this morning. Surf was rough. I was tossing 3 and 4 oz Ava's. Nothing for me, but I did see birds working far out. Surf is big and prob going to get dirty.

[plugcrazy]

Good going SH. Been hearing of a good bite near an inlet in atlantic county. Went there last night. Got a couple blues on bucktail. When it got dark things turned off. Still nice to have a bend in the rod. May try back before the crowds start arriving for the weekend.

[surferman]

Nice reports guys. Giving it a few hours to clean up from the rains. Trying for the PM tides tonight.

[lostatsea]

Just was looking at the surf cam, I agree. The njsurfer cam the water didn't look that dirty but still big surf. Water good for the surfers can be a challenge for the fisherfolks. Good luck this weekend everyone.

[surferman]

Thats why I like surfing AND fishing. When the winter storms show up it's usually bad for the fishing. Same with the spring noreasters. Bring a wetsuit and fishing pole to the beach with your surfboard and you get the best of both worlds. Also sometimes have seen bunker out there and stripers crashing on them. It doesn't happen a lot. Still, great to have a front row seat when that happens.

[hookedonbass]

^^^^ Well said. Watch out for the sharks tho.:scared:

[fishinmission78]

Fished the park 7-9. Wanted to get some time in before the bennnies show up this weekend. High tide was pretty high tonight. Few blues on bucktail.

[buckethead]

My usual stretch of beach on the incoming tide one hour before sunrise. Managed one short right away and then another short about an hour later. Bucktail and grub. Water is cleaning up a bit but there is still rough surf in some areas.

[J Barbosa]

Chunked overnight and the bluefish kept us busy throughout the night. We managed 4 bass overnight on the chunk, the two largest going 31# and 45# on boga (both released).
Check out the serious girth on the 45# along with the deformed stripes...would love to know what caused that and how long ago it happened.
Went on the troll at day break and put a mid 20# bass in the box and dropped another one.


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[J Barbosa]

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[cowherder]

Wow that is a true cow! Congrats, and on the release as well.

[cowherder]

Nomoco last night. Slow pick of blues on dark colored MDs and SP.

[jigfreak]

That thing is a pig JB. Outstanding job.

[lostatsea]

Fished above island beach this morning before the crowds came. Out of there by 6am. Got a few blues on metal. When I was leaving the S wind kicked up and got a little funky. Hate that S wind, hope some of the rest of you got some fish.

[lostatsea]

Also wanted to add, great striper Jbarbosa congrats.

[plugcrazy]

Now THATS a COW!! Good job man you have the magic touch!

[storminsteve]

You guys are doing great. I'm in a slump lately. Went out to try a few areas late night. The ocean winds were howling so I went to the back. Lots of guys fishing no one catching. Skunk for me.

[J Barbosa]

Chunked yesterday morning in the bay for a few hours and had 3 stripers to 32" along with a few small bluefish and short fluke.
This one short bass had his pectoral fins clipped on both sides.
Interesting to see this RI and MA tactic of "conservation" against commercial fishing make its way down to NJ.
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[VSdreams]

Nice going. Wondering why they would clip the pectoral fins. What purpose does that serve?

[VSdreams]

OC last night, rough surf and windy. Zippo for me.

[surferman]

This one short bass had his pectoral fins clipped on both sides.
Interesting to see this RI and MA tactic of "conservation" against commercial fishing make its way down to NJ.
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weird, was wondering about that too? ***?

[finchaser]

Some gillnetters cut off pectoral fin to get fish out of a net
Some tournaments cut off fin when they weigh fish so fish can only be weighed once.
We keep bass alive in large live well and release after weighing, as many other non chest-pounders do

[cowherder]

Yeah I thought that was curious as well. Thanks for the info.

[J Barbosa]

Some gillnetters cut off pectoral fin to get fish out of a net
Some tournaments cut off fin when they weigh fish so fish can only be weighed once.
We keep bass alive in large live well and release after weighing, as many other non chest-pounders do

This was like a 14" bass, maybe 16" using "NJ measurements"

I have heard about RI/MA guys cutting fins when they release a fish so if it ever gets caught by a commercial guy later on it can't be sold legally (those states require recreational anglers to clip fins so those recreational fish don't end up being sold).

[seamonkey]

Crazy stuff clipping fins off. Thanks for sharing.

[clamchucker]

Got a few blues down the beach at IBSP this morning. Bucktails and grubs seemed to be work best.

[lostatsea]

Yeah maybe a gillnetter?

[fishinmission78]

Fished the park from 6-7A. Spearing in the wash. Some bluefish chowing on them, birds working further out. Dinner table is set.

[cowherder]

Spearing finally! Where the heck were they for the last 2 months?

[finchaser]

Spearing finally! Where the heck were they for the last 2 months?

Water was too cold for summer spearing they like 60 and above

[surferman]

Fished CMC this am 4-5:30 on the outgoing tide. Water seems to be getting better. One striper 26 incher, and 2 blues on a bottle plug.

[plugcrazy]

Water was too cold for summer spearing they like 60 and above

I thought that odd as well. Have fished a few areas in the surf in the last month and have not found a one.