Northern New Jersey Fishing Report- December 7, 2023
Tog fishing has been hit or miss and the surf has scattered striper action as bass move slightly offshore, where bluefin tuna are taking trolled ballyhoos.
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Tog fishing has been hit or miss and the surf has scattered striper action as bass move slightly offshore, where bluefin tuna are taking trolled ballyhoos.
Striped bass fishing is stellar with schools of bunker and big sand eels fueling near-shore blitzes, and giant bluefin tuna have even been spotted tearing through the bait schools.
Staying true to the theme of last week's report, weather windows remained tight this week as Hurricane Idalia fizzled out on her way up the coast. Now we're experiencing the swell from Hurricane Franklin, which, combined with strong tides on the backside of August's super blue moon, is churning up the seas of the northeast.
Quality fluke are caught around ocean reefs and wrecks, bluefin and yellowfin bite well at the canyons, and bluefish smash poppers around the inlets.