NJ Fishing reports for July 2016

[DarkSkies]

Fishing Reports for July 2016 - www. StripersAndAnglers.com

Short and sweet......

1. Post your fishing reports here.....
2. Be as specific as ya want....but remember the*limited access....If you don't enjoy fishing next to 40 friends at night in a 400 foot section of beach,"think"before ya post.....

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out back.....
or the county...

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

[DarkSkies]

June and Early Summer Recap......

Bunker are still on the radar for anyone targeting big bass.
Sadly many of the fishermen I know have given up fishing for Jersey bass at this time of year....
There are still a few bass and larger bluefish around here and there.

My June fishing was fairly consistent, often being able to pick up a few bass on each trip. There was a lot of effort and lost sleep necessary to do that though.
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. Fluking by most standards has been pretty good for anyone putting in some time, from the shore and boats.
2. Each trip I take I don't even begin fishing until I scout the area and the forage varieties for a good 5 minutes. I am seeing more varieties of juvenile fish this year than I have seen in many years. I think... fingers crossed, this bodes well for what could be a spectacular fall season for many of us.

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.

[finchaser]

You can't catch bass with out live bunker come on quit kidding

[DarkSkies]

Oops you're right. I should have disclosed that I'm now carrying a 55 gallon bunker tank around with me whenever I fish.

That's the only way to catch bass now...
plugs, tins, bucktails, rubber.....none of that works.

[seamonkey]

You can't catch bass with out live bunker come on quit kidding

Bunker make everyone a bass fisherman, known fact!

[plugcrazy]

Well I'm not so sure about that. I fished near Island beach early this morning between 5 and 6 a.m. before the shoobie traffic started.
I saw a bunch of bunker out far and it seemed like nothing was on them. Casted a bunch of stuff and ended up tossing a pencil popper right around sunrise. Raised one pretty decent-sized fish on that but it never came back. Maybe was a striper or a blue but I'll never know. Good luck and happy Fourth of July guys!

[bababooey]

Be careful on the water today folks. Was at a friends marina having a few pre dinner drinks. The amount of idiots today is scary.