Northern New Jersey Fishing Report- September 21, 2023
Fluke fishing holds strong after Hurricane Lee, stripers and bluefish are active in the surf, and anglers find albies and Spanish mackerel further offshore.
Fluke fishing holds strong after Hurricane Lee, stripers and bluefish are active in the surf, and anglers find albies and Spanish mackerel further offshore.
Fluke fishing slows in the surf as the storm approaches, albies and bonito are caught from beaches and jetties, and local rivers hold accessible fishing for stripers and cocktail blues.
Fluke fishing is fantastic from the rivers to the reefs out front, hardtails pop up off the beaches and jetties, and mid-shore yellowfin are caught on jigs.
The bays are loaded with blowfish and snapper blues, fluke fishing holds strong around the ocean reefs, and the wahoo bite picks up near Bacardi wreck.
Quality keeper fluke are biting in the surf, bluefin remain stacked on the squid grounds and local reefs and wrecks host albies, bonito and Spanish mackerel.
Ocean fluking brings both size and numbers, mid-shore yellowfin are hitting poppers and paddletails, and the bays yield weakfish, blowfish, and more.
Fluke continue to dominate the action with bigger fish showing up on the reefs, wrecks and rough bottom.
Tuna fishing has been hit or miss, surfcasters catch cocktail blues in search of Spanish mackerel, and ocean fluke fishing produces quality catches.
Heat and humidity hindered shore-based anglers this week, but fluke fishing held strong in the rivers, bluefish are biting in the surf, and Spanish mackerel begin to trickle in.
Quality fluke are caught around ocean reefs and wrecks, bluefin and yellowfin bite well at the canyons, and bluefish smash poppers around the inlets.