NJ fishing reports July 2017 www.stripersandanglers.com

[finchaser]

4 to 6:30 AM released 14 bass to 12# all on Chartreuse Kettle Creeks and 1 ounce jig head

[J Barbosa]

4 to 6:30 AM released 14 bass to 12# all on Chartreuse Kettle Creeks and 1 ounce jig head

Hey YOU, get off my dock! lol

Nice catch

[J Barbosa]

Loaded up on porgies > 10" (a lot of smaller ones mixed in on this trip) and then when we had enough we went and did a little wreck exploring. Nice mixed catches of triggerfish, blackfish, black sea bass, ling, porgies and some big ocean pout to keep things interesting.
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[jigfreak]

jb and fc you guys must be fishing in an aquarium. Just kidding, I'm slightly jealous. Kudos to you for putting in the time.

[jigfreak]

Lots of little bait and baby sea bass showed up in OC. Tried last night, got one decent schoolie about 9lbs. Went out tonight and only got one small one, undersized. About 5 minutes before I was getting ready to bail, got a massive hit, serious rod bend. Was not paying attention, dropped that sucker. Came back without teeth marks. All on rubber, light jigs.

[bababooey]

Stripers still around? Nice going gents.

[bababooey]

Jbarbosa you got some nice baseball bat size ling in that pile, wtg.

[basshunter]

Fished 1 to 3 a.m. incoming tide. One striper, a few small cocktails, and a couple big sea robbins on a MAG Darter. Moco. Fin Chaser and Barbosa you guys are doing great. Love those reports they are an inspiration.

[storminsteve]

X2 congrats on the great catches. I don't know how you guys are doing it. I fished some decent waters last night on the outgoing tide. Good moving tide and water was pretty clean. Only a few small cocktails nipping at my plugs. If you're not fishing for fluke or on a boat, It's like the desert out there I'm telling you!

[storminsteve]

Hey YOU, get off my dock! lol

Nice catch
Haha is he fishing from your dock where you keep your boat? Details details. Gps coords of the fin Chaser fishing pond?:fishing:

[captnemo]

Outstanding catches gents.

[porgy75]

Good going fellas. Have not fished in awhile. Stuck at work today and its pouring rain outside. Just checked the beach cams and the ocean looks mighty tasty. Very cloudy and white water. Perfect bass water as John from B&N likes to say. So where are all the stripers? Or big blues for that matter?

[surferman]

Better surfing than fishing weather this time of year. JMO, cause I like to surf.:)

[finchaser]

Haha is he fishing from your dock where you keep your boat? Details details. Gps coords of the fin Chaser fishing pond?:fishing:


Nope where water goes in and out

[Blazin420]

.Had an hour to kill after work stopped by a spot in NoMoCo on the way home..730 till 845..went 3 for 4 on little bass using sand crabs in the wash...smaller fish..biggest was about 20in dropped 1 in the wash that was better looked about 24in..not bad for an hour...
Nice reports fellas....Felt nice to get a tug on the line...it seems they have been few and far between this season!!

[J Barbosa]

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With tough fluke fishing in and around Raritan Bay we decided to dedicate the entire trip to a known big fish spot that produces quality over quantity.




Our three biggest fish were good enough to take 3rd place for the second year in a row weighing in at 6.3, 5.8 and 2.9lbs.




Only had 4 keepers, releasing two NJ sized keepers and about 6 other shorts on the day.




We had a great time and will be back next year hoping to place again.

[finchaser]

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shed the 2nd Annual King of the Creek fluke tournament out of Morgan creek with Alex Obolsky, Rui Goncalves, and Kevin Kolovich.




With tough fluke fishing in and around Raritan Bay we decided to dedicate the entire trip to a known big fish spot that produces quality over quantity.




Our three biggest fish were good enough to take 3rd place for the second year in a row weighing in at 6.3, 5.8 and 2.9lbs.




Only had 4 keepers, releasing two NJ sized keepers and about 6 other shorts on the day.




We had a great time and will be back next year hoping to place again.




You did good JB Hard eight is a friend of mine and a charter boat

[buckethead]

Have been catching a few small stripers here and there. Mostly not catching. The beach replenishment turned a lot of my favorite places into a sterile desert. Such a shame. Also, one of the sub legal fish I got last week had some sores or type of myco. Be careful if you run into this. You don't want to get it in an open wound.

[buckethead]

.Had an hour to kill after work stopped by a spot in NoMoCo on the way home..730 till 845..went 3 for 4 on little bass using sand crabs in the wash...smaller fish..biggest was about 20in dropped 1 in the wash that was better looked about 24in..not bad for an hour...
Nice reports fellas....Felt nice to get a tug on the line...it seems they have been few and far between this season!!

Agree 100%. My fishing is way off this season and I am fishing at prime time usually before and into sunrise. Good going on the mole crabs. Floating mole crabs and calicos has often helped me scratch out one or two keepers during a hot summer when it seems they won't hit anything else.

[finchaser]

This morning a medley of juvenile fish

3 micro bass
2 tailor blues
1 really short fluke
:bigeyes:

4:30 to 6:30 all on jig and rubber tail

[lostatsea]

I think all the larger fish are on vacation in the big fish hotel in some other state. Fished 4-7 pm in moco yesterday. Got a few short fluke and some hefty sea robins on gulp. Summer doldrums I guess.

[lostatsea]

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With tough fluke fishing in and around Raritan Bay we decided to dedicate the entire trip to a known big fish spot that produces quality over quantity.




Our three biggest fish were good enough to take 3rd place for the second year in a row weighing in at 6.3, 5.8 and 2.9lbs.




Only had 4 keepers, releasing two NJ sized keepers and about 6 other shorts on the day.




We had a great time and will be back next year hoping to place again.


wow you always seem to be dialed in to the fish, congrats on your success.

[fishinmission78]

x2, Barbosa you are having a fantastic season.

[fishinmission78]

Been out a few times in the mornings and end of day towards dusk. Not much going on in the park. Did manage one striper in the last 2 weeks, near sunset by the inlet. Bucktail. Had those sores, tossed him back quick. Also a few short fluke. Like someone else said, the searobin population sure is healthy, tho.:kooky:

[baitstealer]

Wow I heard even the fluke fishing in raritan bay isn't that great. Why could it be so slow, agricultural runoff?

[ledhead36]

RB gets a lot of brown algae this time of year. The storms help some but not much. Ag runoff is a problem. There is some bright spots, fish have been following bunker at night. The trick is finding them there are not a lot around.

[cowherder]

A few short fluke this morning in mo co. Right around sunrise. Some nips at the gulp as well. Must have been cocktails. Oh well some fish are better than no fish!

[cowherder]

.Had an hour to kill after work stopped by a spot in NoMoCo on the way home..730 till 845..went 3 for 4 on little bass using sand crabs in the wash...smaller fish..biggest was about 20in dropped 1 in the wash that was better looked about 24in..not bad for an hour...
Nice reports fellas....Felt nice to get a tug on the line...it seems they have been few and far between this season!!

Way to be creative thanks for sharing!

[porgy75]

Nice job with the sand crabs. If I could ask, what size and type of hook are you using to keep them on without falling off? thank you

[hookset]

Wow I heard even the fluke fishing in raritan bay isn't that great. Why could it be so slow, agricultural runoff?

That, and the fact that with most of the stripers up north the boats who don't fish the reefs haven't much else to fish for. So when you have 200 boats on a weekend targeting fluke, by monday morning there isn't a lot of keepers left. jmo

[baitstealer]

Thanks for the quick response. Never thought of it that way.

[baitstealer]

Congrats on placing in the tourney JB, nice work.

[Blazin420]

Nice job with the sand crabs. If I could ask, what size and type of hook are you using to keep them on without falling off? thank you

I was using a 4/0 octopus hook..used 2 to 3 good sized crabs on the hook..to hide the hook mostly..I will say I'm still new to using them and I'm experimenting more each time I go have been for a while now..i think I found a rig/setup that works for me..you could prob use a 3/0 but I like the 4/0 and 5/0 for most of my fishing....seems find some moving water is definitely key, a outflow on the beach or near some rocks..I like it to float so I 20lb test leader with a split shot up at the swivle....again this worked for me and i really have no clue of the "correct"way to do it LOL...hope this helps a bit

[bababooey]

Good going. Catching stripers in the summer is too much work for me, but I respect the craftiness. Way to put your time in!

[baitstealer]

Sorry haven't reported much in a while guys. Have been busy with family. Not much going on in the shore fishing world. For me at least. Decided to grab a quick 2 hours in no moco today before work. Tide was just coming in, around sunrise. got two short fluke on gulp. Then I got hammered by what I thought was a world record striped bass or blue. It fought funny and had my fluke pole bent in half. Everything was set up for light fishing so I felt I had no chance of getting this fish in. It pulled a lot of drag but stayed deep so I thought it could be a stray striper. after about 15 mins I could see it. A brownish cow nose ray with the 2 devil wings flappling Lost it in the wash, thank God. Did not want to deal with unhooking something like that as I am not sure their tails have a stinger or not. Oh well it was fun for a while pretending I had a real big striped bass on the end of my line lol.

[storminsteve]

I usually catch a bunch of rays this time of year. Handle them with caution and you will be fine. The first one is great when you think it might be a big fish. Psych! Good catch when kids are around to teach them about the diversity of the ocean though.

[J Barbosa]

Did a half day fluke trip (slow) and spent the other half of the day on anchor which was much better.




Load of porgies, 15-20 keeper sea bass (only keeping 4 man limit) and 7 triggers (released a small one).




Seen a few rays out there and even had a cobia come up to the boat...tossed a bucktail at him but didn't connect.
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[hookedonbass]

Wow you are killing it dude. Nice going. Whats the bait for the triggers if you don't mind me asking?

[hookedonbass]

Fished nomoco yesterday there was a lot of bait in close. Small fish pushing it out of the water. I think snappers are here. Myself I got 4 short fluke.

[porgy75]

Great job jbarbosa you got enough there for a giant fish fry. Do you fillet the smallest fish or bake them whole on the grill?
I was out near an inlet in South moco yesterday from 6-9. The most common fish seemed to be the sea robbins. Got a few shorty fluke as well. Seems very slow this time of year. jmo

[jigfreak]

Solid catches there, gents. I was wondering if anyone else remembers when you could catch bass, weaks, fluke and kings in the hot summer months. And you didn't have to leave Jersey to do it.

[bababooey]

Good job!

[Blazin420]

Solid catches there, gents. I was wondering if anyone else remembers when you could catch bass, weaks, fluke and kings in the hot summer months. And you didn't have to leave Jersey to do it.

Those day are long gone!! Unfortunate cause I always enjoyed the summer nights on the surf...hopefully by the time my lil guy old enuff it will return..

[buckethead]

Sadly I have to agree with this. Even catching small stripers in the NJ ocean surf you used to be able to do it 10 months a year. Now not so much. Good effort anyway, guys.

[finchaser]

Sadly I have to agree with this. Even catching small stripers in the NJ ocean surf you used to be able to do it 10 months a year. Now not so much. Good effort anyway, guys.

Lets hear it for a few million people fishing now
Bonus tag to kill small fish before they breed
Beach restoration
Need I say more

[J Barbosa]

Let's just say that plan A (exploratory wreck(s) trip) sucked so we went to plan B which was jigging a 4 man limit of bigger sized sea bass letting the smaller keepers go.




Stopped in a new area on the way home to fill the cooler with some porgies only keeping 80 of the bigger 10"+ ones and releasing another 100+ of the smaller ones.




Jim (BayYaker) got himself a whiting and a keeper winter flounder (in 25ft of water in July...***?).
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[hookedonbass]

Nice! About how far out were you if you don't mind me asking?

[J Barbosa]

Finally got a chance to get offshore this summer and do some tuna fishing yesterday.


Left the dock on a friend's boat around 1am and we got to the spot just around day break.


We found a ton of life immediately but no signs of fish in it and too many other boats working the same area so we trolled away from the fleet and were rewarded almost immediately.


By 8:30am we had our under and over BFT limit along with a stray 60# yellowfin. The over taped out at 56" and I am estimating it was in the 110-120# range. All four fish were stuffed with 5-7' sand eels.


We stuck around for a couple more hours and played catch and release on another 100#+ BFT and small Mahi (too small to bother keeping) before calling it an early day.


Seen a mola mola, about a dozen turtles and no shortage of whales gorging on sand eels...nice to finally get back offshore!
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[hookedonbass]

Fished OC area today 6-7a. No luck for me, just one cow nose ray that almost spooled me. Hate those things.

[captnemo]

Outstanding catches jb. Offshore tuna fishing has been as good as it gets this year. Great to see it take off so early. Trying to find the window to get out there myself. Good job.

[fishinmission78]

Bluefin steaks and sushi, doesn't get any better than that. Nice.

[fishinmission78]

Have been hitting the suds less lately do to high heat and not much going on other than rays and sharks. Checking some of the docks at night around the moon tides, scooping up some nice crabs, tho.

[seamonkey]

Woo doggy those are some nice fat tuna right there! good job

[surferman]

Lotso kingfish in the surf in the CM area in case anyone is interested. Right beyond the first wave, got a mess of the critters this weekend.

[baitstealer]

Thanks for the heads up.

[cowherder]

Well have not been out for awhile. Life gets in the way. Fished nomoco last nite right before dark, incoming tide, Managed 2 small blues on a bucktail and one short fluke.

[lostatsea]

Today looks like the last good fishing day for a while. 3-4 inches of rain you have to be kidding me!

[finchaser]

4 to 6:30 AM released a 32 and 34 inch bluefish and 6 short bass all on jig and kettle creek tails

[VSdreams]

Very nice!

[VSdreams]

I got out twice this weekend. was thinking they would be on the feedbag before the storm that never happened, LOL. Managed a few short fluke, rockin robins, and one ugly stargazer. Would love to catch a bluefish that big this time of year. Did not think they were still around.

[Monty]

4 to 6:30 AM released a 32 and 34 inch bluefish and 6 short bass all on jig and kettle creek tails

Nice Fin!
What are these Kettle Creek Tails?

[finchaser]

Here you go my friend also have solid pink

[Monty]

Here you go my friend also have solid pink

Thank you Fin, I don't think I have seen those before.
Seems like the are your "hot" artificial this year.

[finchaser]

yep for the whole crew fluke love the pink also