April 24, 2024 - 10:46:30
The report on the trout fishing from Joe over at Fairfield Fishing Tackle set the tone for most of our other reports when he said the streams are still high but very fishable. Reports coming into the store have been of decent catches away from the stocking spots. Even the fish that are now being stocked are moving into quiet water places because of the high water. He also mentioned some decent reports coming from the local small lakes and ponds where bass and crappie are starting to take on a pre spawn mode.
April 24, 2024 - 10:46:25
“We have been hearing of erratic striped bass fishing in Raritan Bay and surrounding waters,” said Joe over at Fairfield Fishing Tackle. Recent drops in water temperature shut down the lure bite and made the fishing a bait bite, he added. “Most of the bass are being caught on bunker, if you can get it, worms and eels,” Joe said.
April 15, 2024 - 09:20:04
If you knew how to fish the faster water you caught trout on opening day and most of the week afterwards, said Joe over at Fairfield Fishing Tackle. The Ramapo, upper Pequest, and Rockaway were three of the better spots this past week, and most anglers said you had to move around for the fish as the recent high water really spread them out. Bass and crappie fishing in local small pond also improved this past week, we were told.
April 15, 2024 - 09:19:42
Over at Fairfield Fishing Tackle Joe told me that while the bay and backwater areas cleaned up and were fishable by mid week, there were still a lot less anglers on the water then last year. Fishing bunker, worms and white shads seems to have been some of the main tools to take the bass. Some anglers have also started to troll for the fish. Joe also mentioned that a few Belmar boats did some bottom fishing and found a fair amount of tog, cod, ling and other ground fish this past week.
