However, he got a report today from Capt. Pete Wagner on Hyper Striper out of Highlands that he found bass working on a school of bunkers and had a good catch. The primary purpose of the call was to consider final 2016 black sea bass recreational harvest estimates and determine whether changes to 2017 recreational management measures are warranted.

Atlantic Highlands stripe bass fishing April 17 17 April 2017 Capt. Tom Not many people showed up to fish today but we were able to make our afternoon trip with a small group. We are stripe bass fishing everyday making two trips (8am to 12 30 and 1 30 to 6pm).

Capt. Lou Grazioso didn't see any sign of blues in the back of Raritan Bay this morning, but there were plenty of stripers as long as a Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow deep diver could be trolled in depths from 12 to 18 feet. The Golden Eagle from Belmar got into big ocean stripers (they said some were in the 35-to-40-pound class) Sunday morning not far from the inlet as some limits were caught.