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
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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
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.
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.
Great news. I almost didn't think the weak fish were going to show up this year. Thanks for sharing.Quote:
Originally Posted by finchaser
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.
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.
West is best
Nice!
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.
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.
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
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.
Bite gets better as the tide moves in.Quote:
Originally Posted by basshunter
Some pretty decent gator action yesterday end of day in the park. Sore arms.
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.
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.
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.
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.
this AM my partner and I each had a bass 24 to 26" and 30 blues between 5 and 16 pounds
All on plugs
Nice!
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.
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.
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.
Thanks for the heads up though, good to know they are on the move.
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
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.
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.
Slow today water like chocolate milk from the heavy south wind and rain yesterday
Had 3 blues to 8#
2 bass to 23" and 4 blues to 6# all on jig head and Chartreuse shaker tails
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by SharkHart
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.
Nice going on the stripers. All I am coming up with is blues lately.Quote:
Originally Posted by finchaser
Yep you definitely cant catch em from the couch.
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.
True that!Quote:
Originally Posted by cowherder
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.
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.
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.
How are the bait guys doing with the blues when the water gets colder?