Matthew Florio News Today

A new record Albacore caught by Matthew Florio came in at 78lb., 2.4oz. This new record catch beats the previous record of 38 years.

Striped bass crush swim shads, pencil poppers and bucktails in the surf, but tautog fishing slows with heavy winds limiting anglers to shore.

The striped bass bite slowed slightly on the beaches, meanwhile, limits of bigger tautog were caught around local reefs and wrecks.