Posted on April 25, 2021 Better weather coming for end of NJ tog season Wind and rain resulted in no reports, but things are looking up during the week as the New Jersey tautog season ends as the month runs out. Small craft warnings are up as northwest winds blow through Monday afternoon. The morning forecast is for 20-25 knots before diminishing to 15-20 plus higher gusts in the afternoon which should produce a flat ocean during the week. Though there have been lots of striped bass in Raritan Bay, there have been many days when they haven’t been biting well. Charter skippers and striper pros have usually been able to work around that by changing areas and techniques, but the situation has been tough on party boats as noted in the following post yesterday by Capt. Rob Semkewyc of the Sea Hunter from Atlantic Highlands. “This has been one of the hardest starts to a spring striper season that I can remember. We are catching some shorts, but it’s not good fishing. I keep hoping every trip that this is the day they are going to eat. I have never seen so many fish. The charter boats that are trolling are catching some fish but most days are not even that good. We have a full moon tonight and I hope and pray that things get going next week. We will keep trying that’s all I can do. See you soon, Capt. Rob”