Who's fishing off New Jersey this coming weekend ?
 

Marine forecast looks very nice.........so far.

Stripers, Blues, Fluke, Seabass - I may go for it all.


Bennett
V21

We have been doing well with seabass- chumming them up with clam bags at the reef- I'll be out tomorrow

A buddy was out today FG buoy to Raritan bay.

:clap: EXCELLENT! nice to see cod on deck...and is that a winter flounder?

Or might fish Saturday..... wind depending

I believe it is.

that is a winter flounder almost next to a summer flounder. I guess we can all get along.

gonna blow off a perfect day to glass my motorwell back on and, instead, go cod fishing with a buddy Sunday.
:nice:

Sunday-
Light and variable winds...becoming W around 5 kt late in the morning...then becoming S in the afternoon. Seas around 2 ft. Mainly in SE swell with a dominant period of 10 seconds.

Fished today........tried for striped bass, but nope, not on bunker, not on the troll.

Took a ride ( which I do often ) from Shark River area to Sandy Hook.
Found a small fleet drifting and anchored fishing for stripers. Nope.

Then tried for fluke.....two shorts .

Finally made my way out to Sea Girt Reef, starting by drifting till bites were frequent so I anchored up and it was game on. Throw back to large seabags, plus a nice cod fish too.
Really great fishing to finish the day. Cruised back at a nice soft 3,500rpm with tabs down for a smooth easy ride.

Now the surprise, back in shark river, watched a young girl land a big fluke ( likely 6-8lbs )with two friends on a little boat. That river does hold so big fish, but its a tough ratio. Turned out they had FOUR nice keepers !!!!!

Enjoyed the ocean, and the V again

Out at Shark River Reef with a friend today. 5 nice ling, a nice pollock, 13 keeper cod and a few throwbacks....:time: