You could't prove it by what I saw at Bay Head this morning, but some hefty stripers were finally caught in the surf. Joe Mellilo, at Castaways Tackle in Point Pleasant weighed two bass caught in the middle of the night. Joe Spinelli of Jackson had a 25 1/2-pounder on an SP Minnow, and John Longo of Brick beached a 16-pound bass.
Grumpy's Tackle in Seaside Park weighed a 27.15-pounder caught Friday evening on clam in the park by John Calton.
The Queen Mary from Point Pleasant and Golden Eagle from Belmar reported good action with big blues.
The Elaine B. from Highlands had decent sea bass fishing plus blowfish -- and released several fluke.