Surf fishing in south Jersey
New Jersey Fishing
Dec 13, 2023 11:18:07 #
Gman523
Loc: Port St. Lucie / West Chester Pa
Stripers??? Anybody have any guidance on where to go ? What’s everyone using for live bait or rigs lures ?
Dec 13, 2023 13:22:23 #
Gman523 wrote:
Stripers??? Anybody have any guidance on where to go ? What’s everyone using for live bait or rigs lures ?
I didn’t get a hit on my last 3 trips to Manasquan.
Dec 13, 2023 15:56:32 #
Dec 13, 2023 16:58:56 #
Call local bait and tackle shops. They usually have a handle on that info.
Dec 13, 2023 17:00:22 #
Dec 13, 2023 17:02:43 #
Agrelou
Loc: Pennsylvania & New Jersey
Four weeks ago it was mojos (fish eating butterfish). Two weeks ago it was diamond jigs (fish eating sand eels). Like he said call a tackle shop
Dec 13, 2023 18:20:32 #
JDFishes
Loc: Atlantic County
I have struck out in estuaries (Great Egg Harbor Bay) last 2 times. My friend is catching about a mile out off OCNJ coast as of this weekend.
Dec 13, 2023 18:33:09 #
Gman523 wrote:
Stripers??? Anybody have any guidance on where to go ? What’s everyone using for live bait or rigs lures ?
NEW JERSEY & DELAWARE BAY - SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY FISHING REPORTS website:
https://www.thefisherman.com/area/southern-new-jersey/#close-modal
Anthony Califano-Southern New Jersey Highlights
December 11, 2023 - 14:54:40
?Biomass,? that is what we have now in South Jersey (FINALLY!!). We don?t have a trickle of stripers, or a few stripers being caught, we have a legitimate biomass of migratory fish in our waters. From Tuckerton down to Cape May, the fish are here, and there seem to be more fish as you go south towards the tip of the state. The Atlantic/Cape May County border reports some of the best striper action they have seen all season. And as you move south to the Wildwoods and Cape May, the action is now similar to what was happening in North Jersey last month. Fish are being caught under working birds and among feeding whales. Action like we haven?t seen in years here in South Jersey.
Dec 13, 2023 18:44:12 #
Gman523 wrote:
Stripers??? Anybody have any guidance on where to go ? What’s everyone using for live bait or rigs lures ?
Right place, right time. There’s been blitzes along the northern Jersey coast but it’s been sporadic and quite unpredictable surf wise. The boats with the ability to move with the fish and intel from their comrades have been doing quite well.
Dec 13, 2023 18:59:38 #
JDFishes
Loc: Atlantic County
bknecht wrote:
Right place, right time. There’s been blitzes along the northern Jersey coast but it’s been sporadic and quite unpredictable surf wise. The boats with the ability to move with the fish and intel from their comrades have been doing quite well.
The question was for surf fishing South Jersey. Yea, if you read the reports most fish are out front 1-5 miles. The fall run hasn’t been great for surf anglers or Inlets south of LBI for years. Spring, that’s a different story because they are coming in to spawn in our rivers.
Dec 15, 2023 16:57:56 #
Gman523 wrote:
Stripers??? Anybody have any guidance on where to go ? What’s everyone using for live bait or rigs lures ?
They’re moving south fast. Still have a chance in NJ on LBI and south to cape May. Boats are also getting them inside of the three mile line. However there have been a lot of reports of boats marking large numbers of fish but not getting them to bite. Those who were successful got them trolling umbrellas and mojos and some on flutter spoons. From the beach your best bet is soaking clams in cuts while you throw sand eel imitations in the wash and troughs.
Dec 15, 2023 17:27:20 #
CRKfish wrote:
They’re moving south fast. Still have a chance in NJ on LBI and south to cape May. Boats are also getting them inside of the three mile line. However there have been a lot of reports of boats marking large numbers of fish but not getting them to bite. Those who were successful got them trolling umbrellas and mojos and some on flutter spoons. From the beach your best bet is soaking clams in cuts while you throw sand eel imitations in the wash and troughs.
That’s a good way to fish from shore. Find a good looking spot-put a couple baited lines out and cast lures with another rod.
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