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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 consistent on fish from 16 to 28 inches, but there were a few reports of some 41 inchers being landed of...

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 small pieces of green crab should also have shots at them. Here is this week’s rundown: Lacey Marine ...

  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 blood worms wherever freshwater dumps into our bays.  Although New Jersey hasn’t approved this ye...