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Quality keeper fluke are biting in the surf, bluefin remain stacked on the squid grounds and local reefs and wrecks host albies, bonito and Spanish mackerel.

Ocean fluking brings both size and numbers, mid-shore yellowfin are hitting poppers and paddletails, and the bays yield weakfish, blowfish, and more.

Tuna fishing has been hit or miss, surfcasters catch cocktail blues in search of Spanish mackerel, and ocean fluke fishing produces quality catches.

Stripers, bluefish and fluke are active in the summer surf, meanwhile, offshore, bluefin and yellowfin tuna activity ramps up.

Schoolie to over-slot stripers are being caught in the surf, small bluefish patrol the back bays with gators on the beach, and sea bass season closes on Monday.

Sea bass season starts off hot, bluefish are everywhere, and large stripers hit eels, bunker, swimming plugs, clams and more off the beaches.

For die-hard flounder fans, fishing with bucktails for trophy fluke is the new wave in both shallow- and deep-water environments.

One fish, two fish, weakfish, bluefish. Stripers are active in the bays, rivers and surf while fluke season opened with a bang.

Stripers are biting clams and worms in the surf this week while tautog fishermen find the most success in 30-foot depths.

Striper fishing is still hot around the Raritan, trout season opened this week, and blackfish are biting well around Point Pleasant Canal and the ocean inlets.