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A recent cold snap shut down some reliable back-bay striper fishing, but with more bait around as we near April, fishing is just heating up.

Northern New Jersey Fishing Report – July 22, 2021 July 22, 2021 Warmer water added heat to this week’s fishing. Better fluking was reported on all the local reefs and wrecks, Spanish mackerel popped up along the beaches of Monmouth County and while the tuna bite may have lost a step, bluefin, yellowfin and bigeye were caught at the mid-shore spots and the canyons. There was even a report of white marlin in the Island Beach State Park surf, but more about that later… Northern New Jersey Fishing Report Capt. Phil Sciortino at the Tackle Box in Hazlet said the fluking has been good at th...

May 27, 2021 Grumpy’s Bait and Tackle in Seaside Park shared this picture of a good day’s fluke catch on Barnegat Bay earlier this week. For Memorial Day Weekend, there’s something for everyone. Striped bass, bluefish, fluke, black sea bass and ling are all in the mix. For the freshwater folks, there’s plenty of trout around plus large and smallmouth bass and panfish. Now if  the weather will just cooperate, it will be a good unofficial start of summer. Rick Hebert at Tackle World in Rochelle Park said jumbo bass continue to bite in Raritan Bay. There’s been a lot of action trollin...

  Tak Waterman in Long Branch shared this photo of Rob Radlof (left) and Gerard Faccone with the 104-inch bluefin tuna caught this past week on spinning gear. Photo by Kyle Arcomono. Tuna fever gripped Monmouth and Ocean counties this past week. Giant bluefin popped up close to shore about a week ago and the boats quickly got on the fish. Some very big tuna were caught on the troll, popping plugs, and stick baits. The story of the week was the 104-inch behemoth caught by Rob Radlof and Gerard Faccone on spinning gear. NOAA Fisheries determined that the quota for trophy bluefin, 73 inches and...

May 6, 2021 The big bluefish that crashed into the inlets last week are still around and now in the bays, river and along the beaches. At the same time, the bass bite continues strong in Raritan Bay and has spread into the rivers and onto the beaches. Add to that reports of bluefin tuna and good freshwater action and it looks like a good weekend of fishing. Northern New Jersey Fishing Report Tackle World shared this photo of Pete Rock and the Raritan Bay striper he caught earlier this week. Rick Hebert at Tackle World in Rochelle Park said the trout fishing remains very good in the Pequannoc...