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The striper bite in Raritan Bay is red hot and the action is improving by the day in Barnegat Bay. Meanwhile, blackfishing has been surprisingly good offshore.

Big bass are being caught on plugs, swim shads and bloodworms in the bays and rivers, and charter boats prepare for the blackfish season opener on Saturday.

Tautog season is closed until April, but striped bass are already biting well in the back bays and rivers, and freshwater fishing has also been hot.

Keeper tautog bite in deep water and white perch feed in the back bays, while largemouth bass and crappie entertain anglers in the ponds.

There's decent tautog fishing around the wrecks, white perch fishing is good in the rivers and freshwater ponds fish well for pickerel and bass.