I wouldn't care so much if there were alternative locations, but there is like 5 fish south of there to cape may total, maybe a bakers dozen north. :rolleyes:
I wouldn't care so much if there were alternative locations, but there is like 5 fish south of there to cape may total, maybe a bakers dozen north. :rolleyes:
ok I am gonna give it a go this morning before work. If the bite is still hot like yesterday and I don't hook up I will be posting in the knitting forum from now on!
Fished the park this morning from 4:30 to 8. 5 bass all keeper size to 17pounds. Released. Best thing that worked for me was a diamond jig with green tail and a teaser. rob I hope you are not hanging it up yet. There are quite a few sandeels around and these fish may stay for a bit.
well I tried to go before work. a big wave took me iut and I got soaked diwn in my waders. I hung in there fir another hour. nothing going on. where is the knitting forum?
Since I can't fish....one handed knitting may be possible, I'll start a knitting forum for me and you.
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...4520#post74520
Wow, my luck was bad with a shot shoulder and surgery, but its one thing after another for you.
Really hang in, you are bound to have your luck change. You are really due for a great day.
congrats clamchucker. Well it seems like its on at island beach. The internet tackle guy at betty and nicks said its epic and nothing like hes ever seen. Since you guys fish there a lot I was hoping someone here had a dose of reality. Is it really that good? I mean they had 50 weigh ins but that was sunday. What do you guys think I was going to go there saturday. Is it crowded and how long do you think these stripers will stay around? thanks
You have to realize that John is in business to make money. If fish are being caught he tends to over-exaggerate it. It has been slow for him so long that he has to make all of his profit for the year in the next 2 months. He cannot do that if folks are on the fence about coming down. Read all tackle shop reports with a grain of salt and you will be ok. my fishing this morning was sporadic. I had 4 fish at first light in a 20 minute period and then did not get the last one until 2 hours later. A lot of the younger folks will drive around and run and gun. I am too old for that. I try to get there early and figure out where I want to fish. I stay there and hope I don't get mugged. If it gets too crowded I will leave.
As for coming on the weekend there may be fish then but today the activity was substatially less than monday or tuesday. The northeast wind put a crimp in the fishing and it is possible the fish that were here on tuesday have moved on. You can't tell that by reading a tackle shop or internet report. Best to come on down., come early and if at all possible try to pick a week day to fish. Good luck
Nice going on the catching clamchucker. Heard it was over by 9am today and there were still mongol hordes waiting to get in.
Spot on shark its the best game in town right now. Fishing is terrible north and south. The few fish outside the park are like needles in a haystack.
What clamchucker said as well. I was there at 4:45 and already it was starting to get crowded. Outstanding job clamchucker. I had the malioka today, Picked up 2 keepers on Pt jude pogee and teaser. Kept the smaller one 11#. Took 3 hours to find those 2. Most of the guys I talked to said yesterday was far better. Insane crowds and dillydocks everywhere. The second one guy would unhook a bass 2 others jumped in to fill in his spot. One guy tried to do that to me and I told him I would fillet him if he tried. He ran away like a little girl and moved down the beach. By saturday it will be dilly city. What I saw today was a slow pick. Did not have the luxury of taking off from work. I don't know how all these guys do it fish all day on a weekday.
nice reports i kno where im headed on friday. i dont care about the crowds i can fish clams in the dark if the stripers are there they will hit clams.
A likely senario is the sweep will be significant thursday and maybe stirred up some slow bite might thin the crowds some, but the less experienced anglers will be operating off all news for sat. Low tide @ first light is coming too, some dudes arent gonna understand how that all goes
Fished nomoco last night incoming tide it was cold and windy. Nothing at all for me. Anyone want to take bets on how long the island beach line is right now? jigfreak you are hardcore telling that guy you would fillet him. kudos.:thumbsup:
Fished cape may area this morning. Beautiful surf and sunrise. Nada
Was at the park today at first light and did not do well. The northeast wind and swells affected the bite. Did not see any fish caught at all in the area I was fishing. It was crowded. Those folks driving down from far away would be best advised to wait until the wind shifts back to W/NW.
Grumpys had 15 weigh ins today. Add them to the 5 at B&N and you have 20. Add another 80 for all the folks who do not report and you may have 100 fish caught there today throughout the whole park. Most of those fish came at first light. At least 500 fishermen were in the park today. 100 is 20% of 500. Yessir that island beach bite is really stellar. not
Thanks for the honesty clamchucker
clamchucker, bucket and finchaser thank you for helping to decipher the hype at island beach. I fished NoMoCo from 4-6 just got done. The water is beautiful. Lots of monty white water.;) I picked up an awesome skunk. Right now that hype is looking pretty good compared to what was in front of me tonight.
Thanks for the reports gents. Should be out tomorrow night. Hope to find something other than the skunk
Good call gentlemen. The biggest body of fish is 2-3 miles out and beyond. I think the fish that were at Island Beach have moved on. A few Capts I know were into them near the inlet and to the HC area off LBI. Betty and Nicks was saying the same thing.
" 11/22/13 UPDATED 8:58 AM No fish anywhere on our local beaches. The 5 days of good fishing for the Fall maybe it. It might be over.
UPDATED 5:07 AM Had about 20 fish weighed in and 50 reported yesterday, but for the amount of anglers out there yesterday, I guess that wasn't enough "
Very well stated voyager I agree. The amount and quality of fish that were close to the surf seems to have shifted south. I fished this morning and was not successful. I am sure some fish are still there but the level of activity has declined dramatically. I don't want to discourage anyone from coming down. It is good exercise and a chance to get out. John of Betty and Nicks and Grumpys need your business as well. The weekend should be beautiful. Come on down you never know what you may catch.
Attachment 17752fished ISB out going tide ...walked to the end of the picket line ...skunked ...saw one fish caught on clams .....snagged a fluke ....snagged a ava with a teaser .....good to get out ...
The boats hit this body of fish last week then the early week surf action- I think alot of the fish ended up in frying pans more so then moved on. Social media and a only game in town bite, bad for the fish!
The way they were talking about these bass on-line I kind of assumed there were dump trucks full of them. That's a good point maybe the party boats and all the keeping is putting a dent in the population. Who do you think is worse the party boats or the guys on the beach?
Madcaster thank you for the report. Were there a lot of fishermen out that day? reported to be very crowded.
it wasn't bad were I was ....lot of people leaving as I was come in ....tide was on it way out ...only chance I had to go .....
Cool! Thaks for the response and betyter luck next time. The fishing can't stay slow forever.
The charters who take 18 fish (with bonus tag) there is just more of them then the party boats and if you dropped trolling lines last week it was easy limits. When i was on the boat all party boats from Belmar were there too, about a hundred private boats. A few hundred surf guys left with limits mon- tues, it adds up against THIS body of fish, Even the ones I chucked back maybe wont hit a lure again for a week.
Having said all that there could be another little further on Sunday's cool front haaa :laugh:
Ever year a heavy school comes in first week of dec and sets up off monmoth beach or at Shrew rocks for the boats too, mark that down as a lock
^^^^^Good point sharkhart thanks for sharing it. Charters and party boats take so many fish its a wonder there are any left. I think I read here that guys from shore account for about 10% or less.
I fished nomoco from 5-7. Low tide and I was able to wade out a bit on the bar. Perfect morning though windy. Birds and sandeels were around but no love. Not even one hit. Might be joining rob and montys knitting forum soon.
Sign me up for the skunk of the month club. Another few trips like that and I may add the knitting forum to my resume as well. Fished southern monmouth around sunrise and about 1 1/2 hours after. Few other guys fishing. None of us caught except a guy throwing clams he had 2 skates. This is really starting to get old. I would be happy with one striper.
Don't mean to poke a hole in the balloon fellas but it could be close to the end. A lot of the striped bass are offshore. The northern party boats and Capt Al Ristori reported a new batch. Allegedly many of them are in the 15" class. Baby bass with a few keepers mixed in. If they are staging to go up the Hudson they may not even run the beaches. Somewhere a fat lady is singing and will be in your neighborhood soon.:don't know why:
Was out there this morning, very windy, not one hit. Hopefully the cold weather they are forecasting for the next few days won't put an end to the season.
..I got out Fri night from 9-230am me,my buddy Dave and his newbie friend..Tuff night made 3 stops and Dave got the only fish 27in. This is the longest bad streak ive had in a while**...Nov is always bad for me i dont no whybut this year takes the cake!! ..I like Dec tho hope its better than this month...Have heard the boats out of the Highlands have been catching alot just all small 15-22in bass..Hope this cold front doesnt make all them lil guys run back up the Hudson.like bababooey said.I dont care what size the fish are i just wanna go out and get SOME action off the beach...Winds today are crazy and it LOOKS cold looking outside from my warm living room*..Hope to be back out Tuesday..Good job to those catching!
Me too my rateof catching has been miserable lately! Fished cape may 3 times this weekend. Skunked twice got 1 skate on clams on the middle time. This really sucks I fished near an inlet, near some jetties and good spots on the beach that got me fish in the past at this time of year and nothing!!
A new body of fish moved in today off shark river, boat and beach fisherman got them, now your on your own. For the snot slingers they are on sand eels and lures are out fishing bait 10 to 1. Good luck my Thanksgiving gift to you.
Yep finchaser you are right on the $$. Picked up 13 this afternoon. All shorts, one was keeper size at 30".. All on small plugs, chicken scratch and black bomber and loaded redfin. Still swimming.
Fished a bunch of spots on ISBP from noon till dark with the OFFC and came up empty. Did not see or hear of any fish caught. There was a group boats off the beach but they were 2 to 3 miles out.
I know how persistent the OFFC is, fishing long after everyone else leaves the beach...it kills me that you were not able to find fish...If the OFFC is having a hard time finding em, it must be doubly hard for the others out there. especially the new guys.
That body of fish was moving fast.....I had a limited window to fish last night into this morning....3 1/2 hours tlll 7am...
Covered many miles, not a touch....lots of dead water.....conditions were prime, good water temp, building SE swell throughout the night....with a little bit of white water mixed in.....but by dawn and slack tide that water was back to being calm again....
Congrats to all those who did well yesterday...ran into a few people I know last night,,,,apparently Sunday was even better for the end of day bite...some impressive numbers....but ya gotta be standing on the red X when the fish pass by...as some of those fish are fast moving and were long gone by the time I got out there......very frustrating season, to say the least...
Fished the boat this AM 7 to 9 was great had 17 fish to 18# tide dropped out and wind went south turned them off like someone flipped a switch. fish were deep and no bird life present. Tonight and tomorrows storm could end it as many fish today were shorts or barely keepers. rivers were 35 degrees this AM canal 37 degrees Manasquan river 38 to 42 and ocean 46 to 48 degrees