NJ Fishing Reports for Jan-Mar 2016

[cowherder]

Nice going at least you guys are trying. Any fish is good to bend a line on.

[hookedonbass]

Def true, thanks for the reports, will be out there this weekend hitting it hard.

[plugcrazy]

Love that you gents are going for it and not hating, just fishing. Good vibes and times. May try my luck this weekend just for the hell of it. Fishing is good therapy. Thanks for sharing and good luck.

[ledhead36]

3 of us got blanked last night. If I didn't see it I would not believe but there were too many bunker where we were.

[surferman]

Delaware from six to nine, great evening. Not so great for fishing. Managed a few perch and one short striper with bloods. These things are so damn expensive I wish there was a way to keep the perch off of them.

[storminsteve]

Not really a fishing report a scouting report. Got out of work yesterday and didn't have my gear with me. Decided to take a ride down to the bay anyway and do some checking of the spots. Man there was so much bunker! More than I have seen in years. Didn't hear much in the way of fish being caught. Still there is a feast out there for the big fish. When they get here it will be carnage!

[storminsteve]

3 of us got blanked last night. If I didn't see it I would not believe but there were too many bunker where we were.

Yeah I saw the same thing too. Thanks for keeping it real man. Appreciate hearing whether you catch or not. Also your temperature reports have been helpful to me, thanks and good luck this year.

[VSdreams]

x2 on keeping it real. Thanks for the temp reports as well. Will prob be out this weekend or early next and will post up whether I catch or not.

[jigfreak]

Got out early this morning before sunrise. 2 dinks in the back. rubbah

[VSdreams]

Nice going man at least it was something. Fished oc this afternoon got the skunk

[robmedina]

out on the kayak with buddy Mike- Bought 30 dollars worth of blood worms and grass shrimp to target the perch and stripers in a river in Atlantic County. AS we were pedaling north I got a call from work- mike decided to troll a half ounce white bucktail with a pink zoom trailer. within minutes he hooks up. he releases and within a few more minutes he hooks up and releases again. Both were in the 20" range. I get off the phone we troll around a little more- I have on a red lead head with white swim bait- neither of us hit- but we were marking fish. So we anchor up and through out the bait. I got a couple nibbles on my hi lo but that's it. After about a half hour we decide to go back to trolling bucktails. I had a yellow with an otter tail. Mike had his white pink zoom combo- He hooks up again. He brings the fish in and I ask what size BT- I put the same size on with the red otter tail and cast out- boom I am in. so they wanted white and half ounce. I ended up with 6 total, biggest was around 32"- he bent the hook and I lost him right at the yak. Mikey ended up with 9 total. He kept two of his for the table, All mine went back in. Oh yeah- outgoing tide. Water temp 55 degrees.

[hookset]

Nice going on the report and effort. Bloods, grass shrimp and bucktails you guys were really loaded for everything. Where did you get the grass shrimp this time of year? thanks

[robmedina]

Nice going on the report and effort. Bloods, grass shrimp and bucktails you guys were really loaded for everything. Where did you get the grass shrimp this time of year? thanks

Thanks- it was great to hook up- its been a long time! Got the grass shrimp from Tonys bait and tackle. I believe Scotts B&T has them too.

[robmedina]

just read that they found a body in the same river we fished yesterday. Same area too. We got there around 1:15- they found the body around 11am.

[seamonkey]

Heard that too. Sad to hear the news.
http://6abc.com/news/fishermen-find-...p-nj-/1243228/

[seamonkey]

Congrats on the fishing though. Will be giving it a try in the bigd this afternoon before the rain.

[robmedina]

Will be giving it a try in the bigd this afternoon before the rain.

Whooh hoo my daughter actually agreed to go fishing. Going to hit the Bid D as well!

[hookedonbass]

^^^fishing by yourself, good and fun.
fishing with your kids, rewarding beyond belief and priceless. How did you get your daughter interested in fishing?

[hookedonbass]

I was out there in moco yesterday 4-6. Figured towards the end of the day would be perfect for tossing a storm shad where the ocean meets the bay. Reeled it very slowly close to the bottom. Got one bump but could not get it to come back. Might have been a flounder. Lots of bunker flipping in the area. Didn's see any bigger fish eating them. Soon gents!

Rob great story of catching on the kayaks. Sometimes I am jealous of the yakkers because you all can cover more ground. It still seems you had to work for the fish. congrats and thanks for sharing.

[surferman]

heard that too. Sad to hear the news.
http://6abc.com/news/fishermen-find-...p-nj-/1243228/

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