raritan bay and ocean area temps

[bababooey]

Try Glenlivet next time it is a lot smoother than cat in the hat beer.

[hookset]

Ocean temperatures are almost perfect. Last night I took a reading of 66 degrees. Striper time.

[ledhead36]

Even better than that the temps are now in the zone. Ocean is 59. The bay temps have been hovering in the 50's. One bad set of days was around the 18th when temps plummetted over 15 degrees in one night with that cold northwest wind. Went from over 60 to 45 in one night and gave some of the fish lockjaw. This week they have been in the mid 50s perfect striper water. The problem is not too many fish are here.

[hookedonbass]

They are showing 51 degrees for monmouth and ocean county. I think it was like 50 last week. This noreaster should make it even warmer we may get to 52. Very warm for so late in the year. Hope after the rains some bass will still be around.

[baitstealer]

Saw this from the NWS- what a december to remember
"Warmest December on Record!
The monthly average at the Philadelphia International Airport was 51.2 degrees for December 2015, the next warmest was December 1923 which averaged 44.5 degrees.

Additionally, the December 2015 Monthly Average High Temperature was 58.2 degrees in Philadelphia. This also breaks the previous record of 51.0 degrees, which occurred back in 1889.

Finally, the month of December showed 13 days of temperatures which reached 60 degrees or higher. This exceeds the most number of 60 degree days in December prior to this year which was 8 in 1951 and 1998."

[jigfreak]

Last I saw the ocean temperatures were 42. Great for blackfishing n cod slow for many others.

[buckethead]

Took a walk along the surf in MC this morning. Would say that is about right.