NJ Fishing Reports for Sept 2014...www.StripersAndAnglers.com

[DarkSkies]

NJ Fishing Reports for September 2014.....www.StripersAndAnglers.com

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Please post fishing reports here.......as little or as much detail as you want to give.

Since Sandy and the rebuilding/Beach replenishment, a substantial amount of Fishing Access has been lost. The ones who want to fish, are now crowded into less places, particularly the popular ones.
Please use common sense, when describing where you were fishing.

1. Fishing an area that is NOT residential? Being vague is less critical. For example, (Any)Park, or (Any)Bay, or mention a specific state park that has loads of parking and can handle the crowds.

2. For some areas, it would be wiser to say:
Out Front (Ocean) OR -- Out Back (Bay) -- if you feel too many people will figure out what you are talking about. Remember that thousands of people could potentially read these posts. You don't want to be fishing next to ALL of them at the same time

3. If I name this place on the internet, will it be too crowded for me to enjoy tomorrow when people hear I got 30 fish there today?
If the answer is "Yes", then you should probably not be so specific.
More discussion on this:
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...ead.php?t=3763


**If you have any additional details you would like to share - weather conditions, tide (incoming, outgoing, ebb, flood) water temps, wind, bait present, or other mention of techniques or bait/plugs used - feel free.
Thanks, and good luck.

Some acronyms -

SH - Sandy Hook
NoMoCo - Northern Monmouth County (below the Hook to Shark River Inlet SRI)
SoMoCo - Southern Monmouth County (below SRI to Manasquan Inlet)
OC - Ocean County

IBSP - Island Beach State Park
LBI - Long Beach Island
AC - Atlantic County
CMC - Cape May County


RB - Raritan Bay
BB - Barnegat Bay
CB - Chesapeake Bay
DB - Delaware Bay

Mecca.....Montauk

[DarkSkies]

August recap and some observations going forward -

1. Mullet run may be early
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...ker-tips/page2

Early fall run?


2. Some interesting things happening on the back bay bait build-up
(post 33)
http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...he-water/page2








September can mean different things to different people.

a. It can mean a month where some folks post the same yearly questions on internet message boards, asking...... "When will the fall run begin? Are the bass here yet?"
b. Or it can mean a month where some of the people who love fishing, for the sake of fishing....and are happy fishing in the dark, even if it's just bigger bluefish....are out there at night, putting their time in.....scouting the inlets, back bays, rivers, creek mouths, and harbors for those rare opportunities..... when it all comes together, in the deep privacy of the night....long before the fish move out to the ocean and start their televised and well-announced Fall Migration.

The type of fisherman you are, and the fish you will catch, depends on which of the above statements you personally identify with.
All I know is...I can't catch fish, when I'm sitting on a couch....
Best of luck to all......

[ledhead36]

Got a mess o croakers tonight in between the rain. Best time was close to high tide and one hour after. Best bait was fresh clams.

[J Barbosa]

Got a mess o croakers tonight in between the rain. Best time was close to high tide and one hour after. Best bait was fresh clams.

Nice.

Going to give it a try if I can get out one night this week.

Changed it up this morning and went south...around 7am saw what I am pretty sure was Albies on spearing but they never came close enough to throw at them. Got my gulp and soft plastics torn up by big snappers.

More fluke around but it's certainly slow for September...no keepers.

blame the beach replenishment?

[jigfreak]

More fluke around but it's certainly slow for September...no keepers.

blame the beach replenishment?

Has anyone been around the monmouth beach to long branch stretch lately? The sand they are pumping is dark brown. Looks like a cross between cocoa puffs and a bad case of diarrhea. Where is it coming from?

[ledhead36]

Thanks jb.
jf some of that sand is coming from the bottom of the shrewsbury and the back side of sandy hook. It's sand mixed with river mud etc.
I wonder how come they're not testing that for contaminants. There has to be some kind of heavy metals buried in the muck over the years there. I would think the EPA should have to test it first. How come the ACOE gets away with things like this?
There are at least 2 dredgers in the river every night sucking up that stuff. This may sound stupid but I thought they were done with the replenishment at mb? I guess they will never be done.

[storminsteve]

I can't wait till tuesday. All the vacationers and bennies will be home and we will have the beaches back.

[fishinmission78]

storminsteve - technically anyone who crosses a bridge to go fishing is a benny. So unless you live in Point, Toms River, or the bayshore, you would be a benny too. Just saying.

[fishinmission78]

Oh, fishing report. Snap, almost forgot. I fished the park today. 2 short fluke in the wash. Not that much fun, some weeds still around and there were big swells. The swells were a lot worse than yesterday when I fished and got nothing but wet. Sucked. Should you be thinking of fishing the park this weekend realize that about 10,000 other fair weather fishermen will be heading down here too. Most of them will have 4-5 rods in front of them but will not be fishing. I agree with Steve's point that after Tuesday it will be a lot less hassles to find some good fishing. You have been warned.

[buckethead]

Fished moco this morning in the white water. As fishingmission was alluding to the surf has calmed down a lot though there is some chop out there. Managed one short bass on bucktail and gulp and one micro fluke. Wishing everyone a great holiday weekend.

[buckethead]

storminsteve - technically anyone who crosses a bridge to go fishing is a benny. So unless you live in Point, Toms River, or the bayshore, you would be a benny too. Just saying.

I agree. It's like arguing who is native to America, those of European or Spanish descent. We're immigrants to America unless you were born and descended from the Eskimos or Indian tribes.

[bababooey]

^^^^ The definition used to be that if you were born anywhere else but in Point or Manahawkin hospital you were a benny. Guess that has changed now, idk.

[hookedonbass]

Hey we were all bennies at one time unless you never moved from the house you were born in.
took a ride to the ocean today didn't have my rod. The surf doesn't look that bad.

[J Barbosa]

2 dozen crabs today...action was slow.

[Blazin420]

Ok thats it I gotta go tonight after all these positive reports...Ill prob find the skunk but ya dont no unless ya go!!!

[Blazin420]

Very nice hookset!!I Fished last night from 730pm-1230am hit 3 spots in MoCo...All i came up with was a 17.5in fluke that slammed my Yozuri mag minnow...Thought it was a small bass at first...Threw everything..With the reports of mullet around, i tossed a bunch of Redfins with no hits to show for it then the wind picked up and i couldnt get them out far enuff...Nice conditions NE wind that wasnt too much and some nice water but the spots i tried were empty..Back to focusing on some flatties Sunday..Gotta get a few more keeps before the season ends. But i will looking for that pre sunrise bass before the GULP comes out

[Blazin420]

Thanks guys...it was worth the trip just to see that sun come up..and thanks for the pep talk led thats why I love this site!!

[fishrich]

Two of us fished OC from 2pm - 7pm and got 30 blues ( 2 lb) and 5 fluke ( 2 keepers). The blues would only hit a mullet and nothing artificial. One of the keeper fluke hit a mullet and the others hit a teaser with gulp.
Good pick of fish till 6pm then only one fish last hour before dark.

[hookset]

Hit the surf last night after work. The tide was going out and it was loaded with little bait. Picked up cocktail blues, one fluke, and 2 small bass to 27" on bucktail and pork. Bite died at sunset. moco

[buckethead]

Nice going hook. I probably fished the same area of moco as you this morning, a little south of where I usually fish. The NE wind was pretty strong and steady and the surf was kicked up from the offshore storm. Gave in my best for an hour at sunrise. Managed one 29" bass about 8# on buck with 6" chartreuse grub. Fish still swimming. That was my only activity - not even bluefish. Crazy fall so far.