New Jersey Striper Fishermen
 

Some of us may want to communicate as the Striper run develops.

Sounds good to me. You still have my number? I just put my boat in for the season on Thursday.

Sent a pm to you

Sounds good to me. This will be the first season in 4 years that I'm in early.

good luck guys. I won't be in until the end of MAY. Boat is still in a snowy field and I have to do the Transom!

A guy in my fishing group caught quite a few bass in the Hackensack River yesterday casting swim shads. the water temps were way low but they were keeper size.

Raritan's starting to get going..........bunker influx.

Another 1-2 weeks

4/15/15

Fisherman's Den, Belmar reports .......not yet

Raritan Bay.....just a few shorts so far

Raritan bay is loaded with shorts on the flats.

That's what I hear, thanks.....
I haven't trailered up for the shorts, usually wait on the bigger fish but who knows

Some LARGE Stripers caught at night on Rarity - see the pics on Bass Barn Raritan Forum

If you're talking about Bucktails, try and get a location out of him.

I'm looking at this Sunday for anyone else fishing. On VHF I'm the V21 simple as that.
On cell, at least one of you has my # and send PM if you want to exchange #'s.

Yeh - J Bucktails reported on those large fish.........
The Fisherman Party boat is doing ok up there on Raritan Bay too.

With Miss Belmar hitting those big fish on the ocean, I may just launch from Belmar, especially if the wind report for Sunday holds up as fading out NW.

Looks like V-20 weather to me! Keyport flats is one spot along with many others in the Raritan Bay. I just may try to fish one of those spots this week end and possibly leave the Step Up in the Highlands for a couple of weeks.
Good luck to all!:nice:

Check this out...

http://www.onthewater.com/striper-mi...april-17-2015/

I heard that the Miss Belmar padded those reports a bit.

Ocean's been quiet except for that report........
We'll see how it goes. Raritan could be a parking lot Sunday but so what, I find my spots.

Just thinking it will be a good day for 1st trip......even if I do stretch the legs and run from Belmar to inside Raritan Bay ! Bright sun, little or no wind, calm seas and at my boats cruising speed of 60 knots, it's a pretty quick ride. Did I write 60 knots ?

Good luck. I'll be compounding mine trying to get closer to my first trip.

Yep my V always runs 60 knots on the trailer! I heard your message and I am planing on running Sunday also. Thinking of Belmar too.:oh:

A head boat telling fish stories? say it isn't so!

Capt Ron of the Fishermen is usually pretty accurate with his reports.

So, Who's catching? We got the foggy days in May. Someone had to be snaggin' bunker last weekend?

"Of all the liars of the world, the fisherman is the most trustworthy."--Mark Twain