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  • 2021-11-14 Ristori Bay Head

    Fishing got tougher when the south wind kicked in, but around noon they found birds working over big blues. The Sea Hunter from Atlantic Highlands had a fine early striper bite that included the release of a 49-pounder, before the south wind killed it.
  • 2021-11-12 Ristori Bay Head

    The Sea Hunter from Atlantic Highlands is planning to give striper fishing in the bay a try. The Big Mohawk from Belmar will be switching to blackfish on weekdays when the season opens Tuesday, but will stick with stripers on weekends.
  • 2021-11-11 Ristori Bay Head

    Posted on November 11, 2021 Some blues among ocean stripers Sorry for the late blog,but I was at a gender reveal event in Hutchinson Island, Florida for my daughter Cyndi who s expecting a boy in May. There hasn t been any word about bluefish lately, but the Golden Eagle from Belmar did get into some today while picking at oversized and some keeper stripers, Some fish were on top, but they had to work hard for every one on lures though those able to snag a bunker got hits.
  • 2021-11-09 Ristori Bay Head

    Posted on November 9, 2021 Stripers hit early off Shark River Inlet, but bay bass are fussy The ocean report was best today as the Golden Eagle from Belmar submitted the following The fish were right outside the inlet today and we had NICE BIG JUMBO STRIPERS with KEEPERS mixed in. The Sea Hunter from Atlantic Highlands had a decent Monday, but not many bass were jigged today even in good readings.
  • 2021-11-08 Ristori Bay Head

    Posted on November 8, 2021 Offshore wrecks jumbo sea bass bite starting The Jamaica from Brielle is taking reservations for an offshore wrecks jumbo sea bass trip departing at 10 p. m. Tuesday. The Jamaica also has a special striper trip on Thursday from 6 a. m. to 2 p. m. Though small craft warnings are still up and many boats canceled trips for today.
  • 2021-11-07 Ristori Bay Head

    Posted on November 7, 2021 STRIPERS BITE AGAIN IN BAY The Sea Hunter from Atlantic Highlands reported a good day for stripers in Raritan Bay when the bass came up on bunker schools. The Queen Mary from Point Pleasant had a decent pick of bass on Saturday though five were too big to keep.
  • 2021-11-06 Ristori Bay Head

    However, the Golden Eagle from Belmar reported good early ocean action with bass on top hitting shads. Some bonus bass were included.
  • 2021-11-05 Ristori Bay Head

    Posted on November 5, 2021 Stupid striper fishing Striped bass fishing in NY NJ Bight has probably never been better for boaters than it is right now, Dave Lilly waited for the crowd to leave yesterday afternoon before going out to troll Tony MJA bunker spoons to Raritan Bay, and still had non-stop action with bass, many of which were in the 30-40-pound class on any color spoon he put out to troll through schools of bunkers so thick that that they blanked out his fishfinder. Years ago Tony Maja called this the stupid fishing when even casual anglers can catch large bass without having any real knowledge of the underwater structure.
  • 2021-11-04 Ristori Bay Head

    Bass well over keeper size are common, and smaller fish are mixed in. They couldn t get live bait, but swim shads, diamond jigs and Flutter Spoons worked as well, They start sailing at 6 30 tomorrow.
  • 2021-11-03 Ristori Bay Head

    Most were too large and included one over 50 pounds, but there were some keepers and bonus fish, Live baits and 9-inch shads did the job. That boat switches to a 6 30 sailing time on Friday Capt. Joe Massa looked in the back of Raritan Bay yesterday with his My Three Sons from Morgan Marina and threw his cast net on a big school of bunkers Unfortunately, he got only one as there were four stripers in the net.

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