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Stripers and gator blues feed on bunker and sand eels in the surf, Raritan Bay hosts a solid bass bite, and tog fishing is better around the jetties and inlets than the wrecks.

Stripers blitz on sand eels, peanuts and adult bunker along the beaches and tog are caught from the jetties to the wrecks as the 5-fish blackfish limit begins.

Lawmakers and environmental experts say the plan doesn't address chronic flooding in the region from sea level rise and more intense storms.

Striped bass fishing is stellar with schools of bunker and big sand eels fueling near-shore blitzes, and giant bluefin tuna have even been spotted tearing through the bait schools.

Stripers and bluefish storm the surf chasing peanut and adult bunker, and big sea bass are caught on bottom in this week's Northern New Jersey Fishing Report.

Their message: "Come to Staten Island; it's far more interesting than you think."

Their message: "Come to Staten Island; it's far more interesting than you think."

Their message: "Come to Staten Island; it's far more interesting than you think."

Bass to 40 pounds hit swim shads, poppers and swimming plugs in the surf, bluefin tuna crash bunker schools near shore, and scup and sea bass are plentiful around the wrecks.

Big bass harass bunker schools out front, yellowfin and bluefin tuna take chunk baits in the canyons, and sea bass, porgies and winter flounder chew on bottom.