There was also exciting news from the southern end of the state as Capt. Al Crudele III of Bayhound Charters (609 602-2662) at Sea Isle City got into large stripers just south of his inlet. They had intended to fish for blackfish, but had to stay out of federal waters after catching stripers, and found mostly short tog in shallow waters impacted by a big swell.

January 15, 2016 1-15-16 The first couple of stops we had action all around the rail, with both keepers and short togs coming over the rail. Some had their limits others had a few less, some had empty coolers.

As nice as the start of the winter was, we've been taking a beating since then. Though Saturday's northeaster will likely push fishing aside after a nice Friday, it isn't expected to be anything like the storm-force prediction from earlier in the week.

1-15-16 Pretty nice overall out there today,,got a bit lumpy on the ride home but overall a warm nice day for January. The fishing today was good for some,,few guys had a limit,,I believe the pool winner and High hook had maybe 7 keepers,,That was Rob V. and he was hot today and took home a large pool worth 560 bucks. He was dialed in on every drop today,had both keepers and shorts coming all day. he even donated fish to those who could not get the bite going which is awesome. .But on the other end we also had quite a few guys who did not catch anything today,,we also had some with 1,or 2 etc. .so overall it was good for some and not good for others. White crabs worked better today than the greens. I do not like the forecast for tomorrow,,Ne winds tonite 30knots turning around and going North then Northwest early in the morning but I dont like the chances of having a good day. so we are gonna cancel Saturday. Lets wait until Sunday,,the swell will be gone by then.