The big swell won t do inshore bottom fishing any good, but wrecks far offshore should continue to produce lots of jumbo sea bass and porgies. The Jamaica from Brielle continues to add trips to the deep water wrecks where fishing should actually improve as water temperatures decrease.
Nasty 25 to 30 knots northeast fish started hitting at 615 am until 8 am red hot. If I was casting all the time i was trying to warm my hands up probably would ve had more fish The forecast shifts to a storm warning at 6 p. m. with NE gusts to 50 knots and seas up to 14 feet plus snow and rain.
Tomorrow starts with northwest winds at 15-20 knots with gusts to 25 before diminishing to 10-15 in the afternoon. Capt. Rob Semkewyc had a fine striper trip today on his Sea Hunter from Atlantic Highlands.
Posted on December 14, 2020 Stripers remain, but party boats leaving With waters still relatively mild, striped bass have been reluctant to leave the Jersey Shore, but boat options for anglers are disappearing as a mid-week northeaster gets closer. Capt. Rob Semkewyc had a slot bass for everyone from among the many small fish plus some keepers on his Sea Hunter.
Capt. Ron Santee Jr. had an all day bite on the Fishermen with a 10-pound bass taking the pool. The Golden Eagle from Belmar had a super offshore wreck trip for big sea bass plus lots of porgies.
Fishing was a bit slower in the ocean today as the Golden Eagle from Belmar reported stripers and some blues for a decent catch, The bite was best early, and they had to move around to find more. Jerry Lasko said the Ocean County surf was flat and the striper fishing flow.
Posted on December 10, 2020 First snow didn t bother boat stripers Capt. Ron Santee Jr. saw his first snow on the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands today, and the striper bite slowed when the wind picked in the afternoon. The Golden Eagle from Belmar had very good striper fishing and also a few blues today.
Posted on December 8, 2020 Stripers still biting boat surf The northwest wind sure isn t bothering striped bass in NY NJ Bight, and the cold hasn t sent them fleeing to the south. Bob Matthews at Fisherman s Den in Belmar Marina noted that the early bite has often been poor due to low waters, but it may turn on later in the morning.
The Sea Hunter from Atlantic Highlands doesn t have far to go for what s been crazy striper jigging and they are sailing as scheduled. The northwest wind is ideal for NJ surfcasting.
Boaters may take another day off Sunday as the forecast is for northwest at 20-25 knots with gusts to 30 and 4-6-foot seas. However, Santee won t sail on Sunday due to the forecast that will result in nasty fishing conditions.
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