NJ Fishing Report 2021

[SkunkBoat]

Saturday 5/15 - Got out early ...18 miles to Shark River reef for opening day Black Sea Bass. Found best bite on top of rock piles 90-105 ft. Limited out 4 guys- 40 fish before 11 am. Then went to the Arundo and caught 60 ling (red hake).... and we caught 2 whiting (silver hake)!!! Bite was on CLAM.

Sunday- later start- went to same place and limited out 3 guys 30 fish before noon...Bite was on CLAM. Went home early.

https://i.imgur.com/NTVcFthl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qyKkWcll.jpg

[Giorgio]

Now that's good eating!!!!!! Beautiful day's, no wind and a
Great catch!!!!:clap::clap::clap:

[phatdaddy]

Nice haul skunk. We used to have a nice sea bass bite in the winter, haven t seen them in a while

Glad you had good weather

[Blue_Runner]

Beautiful, I'm missing some BSB bad. Definitely one of my all time favorite to fish for and eat.

[SkunkBoat]

Another 3 man limit on BSB today at Shark River Reef. Today they were on wrecks and not on the tops of rockpiles.

No pix...I'm slacking on the camera lately

Edit: buddy had a picture...

[phatdaddy]

Nice, our weather has been horrible the last 2 weeks. Every day SE 15-20 mph.

Around here, east is a beast, west is best

[SkunkBoat]

did it again today. 3 man limit..30 BSB at shark river reef. Plus two 5 gal buckets full of red hake at the Arundo wreck

[Giorgio]

Yeah yeah, same old story!!! :clap::clap::clap: Sounds like a great day on the water. :love: ENJOY!!!!

[SkunkBoat]

We have the skunk stink when it comes to catching tuna this year. Watched other boats catch them on 4 trips.

But FYI, there are bluefins at Humpty Dumpty/Little Italy. Less than 20 miles from Manasquan. Well in range of V20s

All you need is a good day which has been very hard to come by this season

[Giorgio]

I can smell it in Staten Island!!!:beer::beer::beer: Keep it up, there is one out there with your name on it, wait you already had the skunk!! I know, I know you want to :bat::bat::bat: GOOD LUCK on the water and have a great summer!!!

G

[SkunkBoat]

had one on for 15-20 minutes yesterday afternoon at that spot. Straightened the hook:nut:

didn't get the stink off but I covered it up some with bent rod fabreeze

[Giorgio]

Skunk, hey you had one on, that beats me fishing in my fish tank!!!!

[bgreene]

Skunk, hey you had one on, that beats me fishing in my fish tank!!!!

Giorgio ….. if you can make it down to Belmar NJ youd be welcome to fish a trip with me.

[Giorgio]

BG, Thanks for the invite and if I can make that trip I most certainly will give you a shout out.
THANKS AGAIN!!!

[SkunkBoat]

FINALLY!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MspLGpDBd04&t=181s
monster 58" YFT. At "the Princess" aka "AP". 48 miles SE of Manasquan Inlet.
Hit first jig dropped on a questionable choice of rods:head:... We gaffed it 1.16 miles from the hookup spot. we were on for an hour and a half...three guys traded off on the rod...twice...

https://i.imgur.com/QS6scOUl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/KL8sHnVl.jpg?1

https://i.imgur.com/ylzj5Fbl.jpg?1

[Pipe_Dream]

NICE! :clap:

[Blue_Runner]

what a beauty! Gotta be happy with that fish! Congrats and high fives all around!!!!!

[Giorgio]

Beautiful and a nice gaff job!!!!! :clap::clap::clap:

[SkunkBoat]

we were overdue for a great trip and this was it.

YFT at the Princess and Mahi to 22 pounds on pots in Chicken Canyon on out to Hudson. Also Golden Tilefish

https://i.imgur.com/O6RWBPah.jpg

[scook]

Holy cow!! Beautiful.

[SkunkBoat]

also got two keeper dock stripers on sushi chunks while cleaning fish!

at 3:30 am when we were leaving I caught a dozen shorts...1- 2 pound fish... on a jig. They were blasting bait. Manasquan River is loaded!

[Giorgio]

WOW you cleaned out the fish market!!!!! Well done.

[Pipe_Dream]

we were overdue for a great trip and this was it.

YFT at the Princess and Mahi to 22 pounds on pots in Chicken Canyon on out to Hudson. Also Golden Tilefish

https://i.imgur.com/O6RWBPah.jpg

Wow, tremendous! :sun:

[SkunkBoat]

There are very big bluefin (60"+) near Ambrose light. We watched one get boated behind us (probably too big...)

[SkunkBoat]

Black seabass reopened today. We got a 4 man limit of big ones at Shark River Reef, on top of the rockpiles.

https://i.imgur.com/HxJV5qcl.jpg?1

[Giorgio]

That's good eating and will you be doing some Black fishing when your real season opens up on Nov 16. You said you guy's got your 4 man limit on the Sea bass, I thought this time of year the limit was around 10? Great catch!! Right now by you Black fish is only 1 fish, not really worth the time & money, or maybe to start practiceing on those bull dogs. This is one fish I really do miss fishing for, we open up on the 15th at 16 inches, but not for me.
Again NICE CATCH and ENJOY!!!!!!:clap:
Time for an oldie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLs20SLTnnc

[SkunkBoat]

I had nobody wanting to goso I turned off the alarm and slept.:bat:

Many big stripers caught along the beach north of Manaquan Inlet this morning in glassy conditions.

[phatdaddy]

Ha know the feeling skunk. Used to have to be the first one at the ramp, now we launch about 10:30, usually back by 3.

Old man fishing at its finest

[SkunkBoat]

Got out the inlet thursday 11/4 and turned north at the first hint of light. Snooped around the beach at Sea Girt/Spring Lake. nothing happening. All of the charter and party boats that were there headed north as the fleet started exiting the inlet. So we headed north to not get run over. Found really small bass under birds at Monmouth beach. Did not want to go that far but ended up in Sandy Hook channel and we trolled some shorts, two keepers, and three overs to 43". We used Mojos. Lots of boats from Manaquan & Shark River Inlets were already there or showed up.

We called it a day early. I heard there have been blowups anywhere and some steady action south at Seaside Heights

43" striper. Thats NYC behind my head
https://i.imgur.com/jghN0r8l.jpg

[Giorgio]

Stripers Stripers YEAH!!!!! Nicely done and a beautiful fish.:clap:

[Pipe_Dream]

Got out the inlet thursday 11/4 and turned north at the first hint of light. Snooped around the beach at Sea Girt/Spring Lake. nothing happening. All of the charter and party boats that were there headed north as the fleet started exiting the inlet. So we headed north to not get run over. Found really small bass under birds at Monmouth beach. Did not want to go that far but ended up in Sandy Hook channel and we trolled some shorts, two keepers, and three overs to 43". We used Mojos. Lots of boats from Manaquan & Shark River Inlets were already there or showed up.

We called it a day early. I heard there have been blowups anywhere and some steady action south at Seaside Heights

43" striper. Thats NYC behind my head
https://i.imgur.com/jghN0r8l.jpg


That's tremendous. Thanks for sharing!

[SkunkBoat]

Just outside Manasquan Inlet this morning on a live bunker. First bite...last fish... Nothing but endless dogfish after that. We saw a few bass caught throughout the day both on bunker and trolling. Broke off a Mojo rig late in the day on a big one

https://i.imgur.com/tTBEQckl.jpg

[phatdaddy]

One and done, nice job skunk.

[Giorgio]

Now that's a nice Striper and good eating!!! :love: Excellent!!! :sun: They were catching real big ones around Raritan Bay. I don't know for how long, I just heard, BIG Yellow Eyed Demons (Blues) are starting up. Tons of fun to catch, for me not the best table food.

[SkunkBoat]

We got out in the afternoon on Nov 20. Caught many small stripers (5 - 10 pounds) on poppers at the 3 mile line straight out of Manasquan Inlet.
It was a great day to end the season on...

Pulled the boat after Thanksgiving. Five more months of sadness ahead...

[Pipe_Dream]

We got out in the afternoon on Nov 20. Caught many small stripers (5 - 10 pounds) on poppers at the 3 mile line straight out of Manasquan Inlet.
It was a great day to end the season on...

Pulled the boat after Thanksgiving. Five more months of sadness ahead...

At least you ended on a high note. :clap: