May Bait News Today

Thanksgiving marks the peak of the fall bass run in coastal Jersey.

Southern New Jersey Fishing Report – July 22, 2021 July 22, 2021 We have had epic fishing on all fronts this past week with lots of keeper fluke being landed on the reef sites, yellowfin tuna at the mid-range lumps and good numbers of fluke in the bays. Most areas have been experiencing excellent fluke fishing closer to the inlets and outside on the inshore structure pieces. The surf has been good for short fluke, cownose rays, and sharks at night. Beachgoers on Island Beach State Park witnes...

Sea bassing remains excellent and the South Jersey beaches have been holding some decent fish to the 40-inch mark.

Southern New Jersey Fishing Report – May 27, 2021 Fluke action is excellent and striper fishing has been productive. John from Cape May Point with a large striper he caught on a clam.  The past two weeks have been spectacular with sea bass opening on the 15th and fluke last weekend, and the fishing did not disappoint. Most of the South Jersey shops reported excellent fluke fishing in our backwaters with light jigs, bucktails, Gulp and minnows doing the trick.  There were some bigger fish to...

Southern New Jersey Fishing Report – May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 Now that tautog season is finished, anglers have begun to focus on the re-opening on our black sea bass season (May 15th) and the summer flounder season opening May 22nd. This past week striped bass up to 32 inches have been more cooperative along the beaches and Cape May is starting to see better numbers of bigger bass as the Delaware river post-spawners round the tip. Drum fishing has been better since the last moon phase in Apr...

April 29, 2021 Cue the eerie music or maybe “Hallelujah!” – “They’re here!!”  It’s a welcome sight for many anglers working the coastal inlets as bluefish have arrived and by the social media posts they are biting on plugs and metals.  Some of the fish have been close to 10 pounds, so now is the time to hit the jetties.  I heard of bluefish arriving from Manasquan Inlet, Barnegat Inlet, Brigantine, and south almost around the same time in the last 24 hours.  Speaking of the je...

April 22, 2021 John Valdez has been finding some good stripers prowling around Ocean City, willing to take paddle-tail soft plastics. This past week had some better news of more typical spring species being landed: drum, weakfish, striped bass, and tog. We are still waiting to here consistent action on bluefish, but hopefully that will happen in a few weeks. The Cape May areas saw an exceptional drum bite last year, so many anglers are hoping of a repeat. Striped bass fishing has been very cons...

One Stop Bait and Tackle Reported good striper fishing with bloodworms this week. Striped bass have been more active, especially with the warmer temperatures, but the winds have been very tough.  Bridges and areas having the warmest water have had the most action.  Now, cue the balloons and fireworks — our beloved tog season opens today and fishing should be good from the weekend into next week as the winds and sea conditions look very promising.  Anglers working the jetty with clam or sma...

  It’s that time of the season that brings spring training baseball, warmer weather, and of course boat and tackle work.  We are approaching the middle of March and striped bass fishing in the bays opened a few weeks ago with anglers able to hook up at some of the usual South Jersey spots.  Just remember to have those circle hooks when using fresh, dead, or live bait. Clams and bloodworms are the go-to baits this time of year.  In addition, white perch have been hitting grass shrimp and ...