July 20, 2026 - 10:28:04
Over at Creekside Outfitters Tom P told us Manahawkin Lake is giving up small bass, pickerel and panfish on spinners and killies. Corliss Lake has been seeing steady action with bass to 4 pounds. Topwater baits, live sunfish and Senkos are taking the bulk of the bass there. Early and late day bass action is also good at Ocean Acres and Pohatcong Lake with buzzbaits, Jitterbugs, frogs and other constant motion surface lures taking the fish.
July 20, 2026 - 10:28:04
“Lots of mahi on the pots in the Chicken. Some to gaffer size. The 3.75 NLB paddle tail is killer,” blared young gun Jake at Creekside Outfitters in between the load ‘em ups with butterfish and mackerel flats for the customers anticipating yellowfin and bigeye mayhem in the canyons. Tuna Titan Jorden jumped in between loading the Penn Internationals with scorching intel about the pink glow jigs, RonZs, and green splash bar pummeling on 60- to 100-pound yellowfin in the canyons.
July 20, 2026 - 10:27:51
Liza at Creekside Outfitters reported continued fluke action, with Karl and his family enjoying a great day on the water using fluke rigs from Creekside. Reports of weakfish are also increasing, with more anglers finding them in local waters. Howard Rothweiler made headlines with an impressive ocean-caught doormat fluke weighing in at 10.03-pounds.
July 13, 2026 - 10:39:44
Over at Creekside Outfitters Tom P pointed to two hot spots this past week: Corliss Lake in Waretown had bass to 4 pounds and Ocean Acres where bucketmouths to 5 pounds were caught. Most of the bigger bass in both waters were taken on live shiners or bluegills, along with topwater baits. Both of those fish were released. Night crawlers are also producing catfish to 20 inches in the evening at both lakes. Tom said getting through the weeds at Tuckerton and Pohatcong lakes also produced some hefty largemouth on surface baits.
July 13, 2026 - 10:39:38
The matter of the chatter at Creekside Outfitters is the deck thumping going on with Hudson Canyon yellowfin to 70 pounds and bigeye ranging from 120 to 150 pounds. Both Joe Shutes and Hoo Magic heads w/Ron Z tails the crush. Mid shore and in shore bluefin to 50 pounds are being caught on jigs and live lined squid. One Customer, Doug W. was trolling the inshore areas earlier in the week and scored on a king mackerel, the first reported this season.
July 13, 2026 - 10:39:25
Tom at Creekside Outfitters reported that the bay is coming alive with a variety of summertime species, including croakers, spot, snappers, and blowfish. Live bait continues to shine for fluke anglers, with Steve Hamlin of Delran, NJ, landing a quality 4.1-pound fluke on a Creekside Killie. Capt. Wayne Cecero also found success with live bait, boating an impressive 6-pound fluke from Barnegat Bay on a Creekside Killie. Ling have been making an appearance as well, with Doug and Dawn Itjen weighing in their biggest ling catches of the day, a welcome bonus for anglers targeting fluke or working the wrecks.
