Posted on January 6, 2020 It was also cold in Florida Northern anglers had to deal with a west gale today, but they weren t missing much in Florida where it was just 46 degrees this morning in Ft. Myers where people aren t dressed for such temperatures. That fishing brought me back to my roots fishing off a dock in Merrick, Long Island with a cane pole for whatever would hit.
The tog limit is now four at a 15-inch minimum. Posted on January 5, 2020 Tog biting, but gale on Sunday Bob Matthews reports from Fisherman s Den in Belmar Marina that party boat blackfishing is holding up.
Chuck Manny continues to release big Virginia stripers during the catch and release season on his Ty Man out of Cape Charles. Posted on January 4, 2020 Another gale coming Though the winter weather has been pretty good, it changes quickly and another west gale watch is up from Saturday night through Sunday afternoon.
Posted on January 3, 2020 Blackfishing holds up Blackfishing looks as if it will remain a best bet for some time as waters remain mild and tautog can still be found in relatively shallow waters. They sail open at 7 a. m. tomorrow.
Posted on January 2, 2020 New Year stripers Tank Matraxia reported that strong west winds made for miserable blackfishing conditions even on the sturdy Tagged Fish from Highlands as the short chop almost made him seasick for the first time in decades. The west winds were good for Ocean County surf stripers this morning, and Jerry Lasko reported that he started the New Year off right with two stripers while Maren Toleno released four.
There was something very special about the weekend sea bass trip as Joe Welsh of Hopatcong not only caught his expected sea bass limit, but also added a mako shark estimated at over 475 pounds. Posted on December 31, 2019 Huge mako on Jamaica The Jamaica from Brielle is winding up its offshore wreck trips for jumbo sea bass before the season closes at the end of the month with the last such trip departing at 11 tonight.
Good weather continues tomorrow with northeast winds at 5-10 knots before shifting to east in the afternoon. Bob Matthews reports from Fisherman s Den in Belmar Marina that party boats there continue to do very well with blackfish, while surfcasters are catching small bass.
Maren Toleno and Jerry Lasko celebrated Christmas morning with the Ocean County bass as she caught 30 and Jerry 10 in a surf with some swell and whitewater. Posted on December 25, 2019 Christmas stripers They should all be much further south by this time, but school striped bass are still feeding in the N. J. surf.
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