![]() ![]() He was dragging Gulp baits and had a number of shorts to dehook and toss back as well.Īfter filling the box with sea bass before the clock even hit 9 a.m., Capt. ![]() Scott Thomas at Grumpy's Tackle in Seaside Park brought in a pair of keeper fluke paddling around Barnegat Bay in his kayak. Most of the effort is still being put in on the rivers and bays, and surf anglers are also finding them as they walk the beach for bass and blues. There's been a little more life to the fluke fishing as the water temp slowly ticks upward. What's biting: Get the latest fishing reports here ► Tuna run may be here after giant bluefin tuna hits deck ![]() He said the anglers that were casting the jigs pulled fish in on every cast. Bobby Quinn on the Ocean Explorer said the fish were very aggressive on Tuesday, probably because the sandeels moved in thick and the fish were out and about, crushing the jig and sandeel teasers set up. About the only question for anglers is what to use, bait or jigs.Ĭapt. Since the spring fishery opened on May 17, it has been drop and reel fishing on most days. The gusts shouldn't get over 20 knots though, according to NOAA's forecast.Ĭloser to shore, sea bass fishing has been about as close to a guarantee as one can get in fishing. The offshore conditions could be a little sporty for the holiday weekend but manageable for trolling with the forecast calling for a bit of a swell and the wind to shift between the east and north. There's also some warm water spinning off the Gulf Stream heading in from the Toms Canyon so things are coming together for tuna fishing," said Jim Sweeney at The Reel Seat in Brielle. This week they're 90-inch fish, so it seems like a new body of fish moved in. That one was landed on a ballyhoo skirt on the troll in 100 feet of water. This one weighed 457 pounds on the Hoffman's Marina dock scale, where it was weighed on Wednesday.Įarlier, on Sunday, the crew of the Fish Stix brought one in that measured 82 inches on the tape and just under 300 pounds on the scale. striped bass fishingĪnother giant bluefin tuna was brought in as fishermen are starting to hone in on the brutes. ![]()
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