April 15, 2024 - 09:20:11
I spoke with Tom P over at Creekside Outfitters and he told me he got decent reports from Pohatcong Lake opening week on Powerbait and spinners. The upper Toms River in Jackson saw the better fishing of the three mid state rivers that were stocked. In addition he said some of the cedar waters were also once again giving up decent catches of chainsides to killies and swimbaits.
April 15, 2024 - 09:19:56
Liza at Creekside Outfitters said stripers have been reported on the eastside of the bay with a few coming from the west. They are all schoolies. Creeks and estuaries are holding good numbers too. Bloodworms are working well for the mainland side for stripers. A 28-inch keeper was caught Sunday morning. The bad weather and the blow slowed the tog bite making it hard for boats to hit wrecks. Three keeper blackfish were reported from the south jetty rocks in Barnegat Light. Once the weather clears up, the fishing should break wide open.
April 08, 2024 - 09:16:07
The only fishing we heard of this past week was of some pickerel fishing in Wells Mills and some nearby bogs and ponds, said sources over at Creekside Outfitters. They said even though the pickerel are hitting in the cedar waters this past weeks rains left a lot of the bogs and lakes flooded and they spilled over onto access roads make getting to the water difficult in some places. Jim Mooney did check in a 3.23-pound trout on Sunday morning caught at Spring Lake in Monmouth County.
April 08, 2024 - 09:15:54
Liza at Creekside Outfitters said a few folks landed some tog on green crabs 75 feet of water but they have been sparse this past week due to the weather. Anglers are catching some stripers up in Toms River and down near them on left side of the bay in Waretown and Barnegat. Bloodworms, sandworms, and poppers are all working. A couple people are starting to try for crabs, but no report as of yet. They are selling jumbo bloodworms so head down to get yours!
