Capt. Rob said October stripers are unpredictable from day to day, and he will be shaping up in the morning even though he only has a few reservations so far and would appreciate calls in advance. The fare is 90 on the limited trip.
Only a few were caught where they had been cooperating Though Grumpy s Tackle in Seaside Park saw their first fall surf striper on Wednesday, a 29-incher that hit mullet, surfcasting has generally been dismal as we are still awaiting arrival of stripers from the east. They run their first Striper Marathon on Tuesday, and have also set a tuna trip for 1 a. m. Oct. 21.
Posted on October 16, 2020 IGFA 2020 World Record Game Fishes available The 2020 edition of the International Game Fish Association s World Record Game Fishes contains every record updated through 2019 in both all-tackle and various line tests plus the many clubs now available to honor grand slams of a variety of species. Bob Matthews reports from Fisherman s Den in Belmar Marina that a shop regular chummed from a private boat in Shark River to get into winter flounder, keeping his two up to 2 1 2 pounds that hit sandworms.
Posted on October 15, 2020 Chesapeake Bay striper index down Chesapeake Bay Young-of-Year Survey Results Released October 13, 2020 Striped Bass Among Species Below Average, Others Flourish Maryland DNR scientists examine juvenile striped bass for the annual index, before carefully releasing them back to the water. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced results of the most recent juvenile striped bass survey, which tracks the reproductive success of the state fish in Chesapeake Bay.
Except for cocktail blues in the Seaside area on bait, there have been few reports from the beach. Capt. Rob Semkewyc got underway with daily striper fishing on his Sea Hunter from Atlantic Highlands.
The Golden Eagle from Belmar had to cancel their tuna trip due to the weather, but has added an 18-hour tuna sailing on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 11 p. m. Miss Belmar Princess will make their daily bluefish trip tomorrow. The Jamaica from Brielle has three spots open at the last minute for the 7 p. m. offshore tuna trip with a 335 fare.
Posted on October 12, 2020 Good conditions for Beach Brawl Nick Honachefsky got lucky with his second annual Barrier Island Beach Brawl as there was a nice weekend for surfcasting before a blowout Monday. Chuck Many did find a few large migratory stripers that hit his trolled eels a few days ago, Bob Matthews, at Fisherman s Den in Belmar Marina, is looking for an improvement in slow surfcasting after the storm, and notes that kingfish are still biting in Shark River.
The Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands had decent Saturday morning fishing for porgies and mostly small sea bass, but also some excitement when a fare cast a swim shad at a passing school of bunkers and hooked a striper before the hook pulled. Dan Brodzinski tried the surf yesterday morning at Sea Bright and Sandy Hook with no action at all though there were big schools of bunkers offshore.
I ll detait that experience tomorrow. The forecast is for southwest winds at 15-20 knots with gusts to 30 tomorrow, but Sunday looks good with northwest winds.
Posted on October 8, 2020 Windy start to N. J. sea bass season Though it didn t seem as windy as predicted, there was enough for Miss Belmar Princess to cancel it s trip. Frank Criscola s Crisdel from Brielle Yacht Club had a good trip to the Hudson on the weekend as the overnighter produced a wahoo of about 70 pounds.
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