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July 07, 2025 - 10:15:56

Philly Billy of Charlie’s Bait and Tackle in Normandy Beach said fluke are massing in the cuts and sloughs with Gulp jerk shads connecting with fish through all the tides. A few reports came in of stripers being caught on sand fleas. Crabbing is red hot off the local docks. The catch of the week was an angler who hooked an Apple Watch a surfer lost in the wash. It was returned to its rightful owner!

July 07, 2025 - 10:15:35

Our friends at Charlie’s Bait & Tackle said fluke action in the bay remains good. Folks are using Gulp and spearing to find them. Some blues are being reported off the beach. Dominic fished off the beach in search of fluke but only found shorts. They heard their first reports of snapper blues in the bay.

June 30, 2025 - 09:41:09

I dropped in to see Pete over at Charlie’s Bait and Tackle in Normandy Beach and he brought word that most anglers are gaming for fluke in the Normandy and Brick Beach surf line as Gulp and Fishbites are both being gobbled up. Some nicer fluke have been caught off the Mantoloking Pier as well. Occasional bluefish are a striper here and there are around to hit a plug or clam bait while crabbing is doing very well off the bayside docks.

June 30, 2025 - 09:41:01

Luke at Charlie’s Bait & Tackle said fluke action has been good in the canal and off the beach. Crabbing picked up with lots of keepers. The bay is stacked with spot along with blues showing up.

485 Rt. 35 N.
Normandy Beach, NJ 08738
phone: 732-793-1144

Keeping up the traditions of the great legend himself, steps in Pete Kupper, the new owner of the Normandy Beach Bait N' Tackle Shop. In addition to fulfilling your fishing needs – to include vast knowledge, the shop also features a complete selection of jewelry, sea shells, shark's teeth and nautical decor. A great stop for the entire family. For over forty years, Ernie Wuesthoff has provided NJ anglers with the supplies they need for successful fishing along the Central Jersey Shore. Wuesthoff became a legend among surf fishermen along the Central Jersey coast after opening the shop in 1962. Everyone immediately knew he was being referred to when anyone asked “How’s Ernie doing?” Ernie Wuesthoff, former owner of The Bait ’n’ Tackle Shop in Normandy Beach, passed away in 2010 at the age of 84. The shop is directly across the lot from famed Charlie’s Farm Market – stop in and say hello.