NJ Fishing Report 2022

SkunkBoat

SkunkBoat

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Launched the Grady on Tuesday. Didn't get to the gas dock til 2pm. Walking back to the boat from paying nearly got blown off the dock in the west wind.

It was opening day black sea bass so we tried anyway. The morning boats loaded up and were back. Crazy bite. Guys at Shark River Reef had big sea bass and some cod and pollack

Got to Sea Girt reef 5 miles and it was ugly tight 3 -4 whitecaps, wind howling at 30+

Did not even attempt anchoring. Found a big rockpile and a 100' barge and tried to hold over them.

Steady bites, swinging doubles but they were small. Managed 3 keepers, biggest 16". Ran in toward beach to get out of the mess. Tried the Rocks at the Red Church near Long Branch. No life. Caught a spiny dogfish and that put the nail in it. back at dock by 4 pm
 
I give you a lot of credit for heading out, me, I don't think so, but at least you did manage a few keepers. Nice going and be safe.
 
SkunkBoat said:
Launched the Grady on Tuesday. Didn't get to the gas dock til 2pm. Walking back to the boat from paying nearly got blown off the dock in the west wind.

It was opening day black sea bass so we tried anyway. The morning boats loaded up and were back. Crazy bite. Guys at Shark River Reef had big sea bass and some cod and pollack

Got to Sea Girt reef 5 miles and it was ugly tight 3 -4 whitecaps, wind howling at 30+

Did not even attempt anchoring. Found a big rockpile and a 100' barge and tried to hold over them.

Steady bites, swinging doubles but they were small. Managed 3 keepers, biggest 16". Ran in toward beach to get out of the mess. Tried the Rocks at the Red Church near Long Branch. No life. Caught a spiny dogfish and that put the nail in it. back at dock by 4 pm
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Yikes. Kudos to you and glad you got back safe.
 
Much better trip this time. Limit catches of Black Sea Bass at Shark River Reef.
Then loaded up on Ling (red hake) at the Arundo. We quit just as the fog started rolling in. 14 miles in the fog. Good thing I have radar and AIS.
 

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Nice catch and those Ling are delicious eating.


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Tough fog this morning, when I got up at 05:30, I could just about see the house across the street. Anyone heading out, be careful and be safe.
 
Shark River reef still hot for seabass. Got two more boat limits over the weekend.

I hear of big stripers from dock buddies just off Sea Girt beach on out to 60ft....EARLY AM thing.

No Bluefin tuna reports except Hudson canyon.
 
Finally a fishing report. I was wondering how come no one went out for a while. Sea bass, good eating and nice going. The bass are still hot, especially in Jamaica Bay, trolling Mojo's. Those Yellow eyed demons showed up, but I'm not hearing to much about them, YET.
Well Done
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Skunk what is your preferred bait for the bsb? I realize that when they are swarming about anything will work, just curious what you like to use.
 
Blue_Runner said:
Skunk what is your preferred bait for the bsb? I realize that when they are swarming about anything will work, just curious what you like to use.
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CLAM is ALWAYS good. We use salted clam or frozen salted clam.
However, around here were have Bergalls aka Cunner which is a small wrasse fish related to Blackfish aka Tautog. They can put a hurting on a gallon of clam.

When they are a problem stealing clam they become the bait. Excellent bait. Tough and FREE. Fillet both sides, cut that in half and you have 4 great baits.

When seabass are keyed on sandeels you can jig them pretty well.

Seabass are always puking up crabs and lobsters so thats an expensive option.
 
Catching dock stripers in Manasquan river.
There is a V20 at the dock in the background. Anybody here?
You are in a hot slip for stripers at night on a running tide. 1/4 oz jig w/finesse body, get it under the dock.

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Got skunked on tuna trip. Did a stupid long 270 mile roundtrip overnight to multiple canyons and only two nice bull dolphin to show for it.:cen:
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I think I'm going to start fluking at the Axel reef....:nut:
 
AWWWW you poor thing, no Tuna, :embarsed: but you did catch, lets see, 1 Striper at the freaking' dock and two great Mahi Mahi, so you tell me who's better than you? :sun: No wait, I'll tell you NOBODY!!!! :clap: Well done and nice looking fish. :beer: Good luck with the those flatties.

Be careful and be safe.
G
 
SkunkBoat said:
Catching dock stripers in Manasquan river.
There is a V20 at the dock in the background. Anybody here?
You are in a hot slip for stripers at night on a running tide. 1/4 oz jig w/finesse body, get it under the dock.

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Got skunked on tuna trip. Did a stupid long 270 mile roundtrip overnight to multiple canyons and only two nice bull dolphin to show for it.:cen:
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I think I'm going to start fluking at the Axel reef....:nut:
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did an easy fluking trip this morning with my sisiter and her grandson.
My sister always schools me on how to catch fluke. She didn't disappoint.
She got three slot fish (17 to 18") and one 23".
I got some throwbacks and a ling.
We were at south end of Sea Girt reef.

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Skunk, another day of catching some nice fish and of course with the family, nothing better than that. I saw where New Jersey changed your regs, that's great. New York changed ours too, we are allowed 4 fish of 18 1/2" and over. Last year they changed our Blue fish regs, 3 fish any size and that includes Snappers, the most ridiculous reg I think I've ever seen. Snapper are such good eating and it was how my father got me into fishing, fishing for Flounder on St. Patty's Day, back then that was the unofficial opening day for Flounder and Snapper fishing when I was a small brat. I had a bamboo pole or cane, with the line tied at the tip, hook, a float and of course no reel.
 
I know Giorgio is waiting on updates so...

We got out fluking at the Axel Carlson reef a couple times over the 4th weekend. Got three keepers one day and 4 keepers another. Nothing worth taking a picture but they were delicious.

The bluefin and yellowfin bite has finally started at the midrange grounds. Just need some flat weather. Going Friday.
 
Well, conditions were certainly not what was forecast but it was fishable.

Atlantic Princess area had lots of whales, dolphins and bait...and bluefish. Nobody Caught Tuna.
Chicken canyon pots no life. GH pots no life.
Guys at Bacardi/TexasTower did the same.

Finished the day on a wreck in 110ft getting our 6 black seabass and a couple dozen ling. Lost a 3 pound fluke at the gunnel.
 
At least you are out there trying. :clap: It seems you are the only out there, even my friends are just sitting around. Gas prices or there aren't

any fish??
 
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There are bluefin and yellowfin tuna showing up in the area of the Mud Hole called "Little Italy" or Humpty Dumpty. This is 16 miles east of Manasquan Inlet and easily in range for V20s.
There are 90 ft humps surrounded by 120+.. There are very big schools of cow-nosed rays and the tuna have been caught throwing poppers on top of them or jigging below them. It has been very random but these are nice fish 30# to 70#s

We are currently still in the tuna skunk phase of the season but we have watched other boats score v1

We have been catching a few 3-5 pound mahi on the mudhole lobster pots

The water temp yesterday at the pots was 78 degrees
 
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