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Photo Gallery: April ’26 Catches

May 2026 by Jim Hutchinson, Jr.

dan — Just before the Raritan Bay striper bite exploded, Dan Picciallo sneaked away from the Tackle Box for a little trout action in New Jersey.

danny — On April 4, Danny Cao caught, and released, this 45-inch striped bass on the Delaware River near Salem on a boat using a fish finder rig with bloodworms.

john — While the April 1 tautog opener was tough on the offshore grounds with cold bottom temps, John Mayfield used sandworms at the Point Pleasant Canal for his score. Photo courtesy of Gabriel Tackle.

leone — If you saw our April edition cover of The Fisherman, that’s Josh Leone again on the right, this time with his dad Jimmy, a year older and back on the April stripers in 2026.

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