NJ Fishing Report 2023

[Giorgio]

The Fall run is on!!!
Skunk, go and get em!!!!!!!
G

[SkunkBoat]

Monster bass just outside Manasquan Inlet this morning.

got four bass 45" or greater. Missed 2 more runnoffs. All on bottom rod in 25-30 ft. Flat line never got touched.

Snag bunker, put on circle hook, 3 ft leader, with a 1 oz egg sinker above the swivel.




My Grady 265 on the Surfer's View webcam Manaquan Inlet

[Giorgio]

Beautiful day and even better a beautiful fish, well done, as usual.

[SkunkBoat]

Got nine over 40" yesterday off Sea Girt.

[Giorgio]

And the fun begins!!!! Well done, enjoy the meat.

[steplift20]

No stripers? They are all over at the jersey shore, and big ones too . But like you,I would rather bottom fish for sea bass and ling. I love ling fishing and they taste great too.
My bad, I didn't see the last post.

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by Giorgio

And the fun begins!!!! Well done, enjoy the meat.

No meat...all throwbacks. Slot size is 28" to 31"
Those in picture were 46"

[Giorgio]

Sometimes no meat is good, as long as it was a good day fishing with good friends and family.

[SkunkBoat]

Got out yesterday. Plan was to try a last Seabass trip. Early morning there was a large fleet off the beach in Bay Head. Giant schools of bunker. Humpback feasting on them.
So we stopped in there and snagged a couple bunker and sent them out. No striper bites, nobody near us catching. So we moved on out to seabass spots.
( word at dock later was there was a good bite down in Seaside Park)

Tried a few spots out near Manasquan Ridge. Tiny seabass and plenty of spiny dogfish. Moved out to the Dave Moran wreck near Humpty...same.
Moved to Shark River reef. Three party boats were all on wrecks not rockpiles. So we anchored on the Martin. A slow pick of tiny seabass, nice porgies, bluefish, and spiny and smooth dogfish.
Looks like the big seabass are all far offshore already.
Tried the Arundo hoping to find Ling...nope!

I'm done. Maybe try stripers along beach Sunday morning and then get boat ready for the haulout next week.

[Giorgio]

At least you felt those rod tips do, tap tap tap. Still a fun day for you.

G