Vinny D Anton tried the Monmouth County surf this afternoon and found clear waters plus a school of mullet. Unfortunately there weren t any stripers on that bait, but Vinny switched to Gulp and started releasing small fluke just as had been the case before the season closed.
Service to start at 2 p. m Another day of southeast wind. The small craft advisory continues, but the wind shifts to west at 5-10 knots with 3-4-foot seas.
Posted on September 22, 2021 SE wind puts a lid on fishing Southeast winds are rarely good for along the Jersey Shore, and I wasn t surprised at not receiving a single report. Capt. Ron Santee has switched to porgy fishing with his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands, but isn t sailing again until Sunday due to the SE blow plus moon currents.
Posted on September 21, 2021 Blues on off Though bluefish seem to be spotted pr read by party boats every day. thney don t always bite during the usual early morning period.
He didn t didn t see any mullet, though that forage fish is what usually attracts bass at this time of year. Some out of season sea bass and fluke were released.
The fluke season ended in N. J. today, and Bob Matthews at Fisherman s Den in Belmar Marina said it was generally a good one. The surf was rough today, but that worked out well for Vinny D Anton as he fished sand fleas for stripers in the Spring Lake surf.
Posted on September 16, 2021 A very sad day Fred Golofaro passed away Fred Golofaro of the Fisherman magazine suffered a sudden heart attack yesterday and passed away in a Long Island hospital. Fred was a friendly, low key guy who was the last person I d ever expect to have a heart attack at a relatively early age.
Tank Matraxia fished yesterday aboard Tagged Fish from Highlands and said limits of large fluke were no problem at Scotland. His largest was just shy of 6 pounds, and the bite was almost entirely large fluke.
Posted on September 13, 2021 Southerly tough on fishing, but better weather coming. The Big Mohawk from Belmar reported a very strong current was tough on threir fluke fishing.
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