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Bob Matthews reports from Fisherman's Den in Belmar Marina that a few winter flounder are still being caught from the docks there, but fluke are becoming steadily more abundant. The fluke season isn't open yet, but some up to 21 inches have been released already. Matthews noted that blues up to 16 pounds have been caught in both Shark and Manasquan rivers. The blackfish season ended Sunday on a high note as Matthews saw some up to 11 pounds come off boats, and a 7-pounder was caught from the Shark River jetty.  Some small bass are being caught in the surf. The new shop is open at the Marina Grille. At Atlantic Highlands, Capt. Rob Semkewyc reported striper fishing in Raritan Bay was "a struggle" this morning on his Sea Hunter, with only a couple of keepers plus shorts. Capt. Ron Santee summed up striper fishing on his Fishermen as follows:"Tough weekend to say the least covering a whole bunch of areas looking for the bite. Only managed a couple fish on the bait. Not much in the way of bait readings just about everywhere we went. Caught some nice keepers today along with a few shorts but it wasn't easy. Had a little change of tide bite late in the day to put a couple in the box. Water temp was back down to 54 degrees after hitting 58 the past 3 trips."

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