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Smaller stripers are scattered throughout the surf, tog fishing is best for anglers dissecting small structure, and the bluefin bite wraps

Prior to the storm, stripers took sand-eel imitations in the surf, double-digit tog were chewing, and bluefin tuna were caught on the troll.

Stripers push south through the surf of IBSP, tautog fishing has been inconsistent, and bluefin tuna take paddletails and trolled ballyhoo close to the beaches.

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.

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.

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.

Surfcasters see better striper fishing on the beaches, the tuna chunking bite develops, and sea bass are chewing after Sunday's season opener.

Fluke fishing slows in the surf as the storm approaches, albies and bonito are caught from beaches and jetties, and local rivers hold accessible fishing for stripers and cocktail blues.

The bays are loaded with blowfish and snapper blues, fluke fishing holds strong around the ocean reefs, and the wahoo bite picks up near Bacardi wreck.