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October 19, 2026 - 09:56:58

Brady at Fin-Atics in Ocean City said the Great Egg Inlet and Corson’s Inlet had some bass and some blues running through. Jetty activity at the north end has smaller stripers getting hooked on soft baits. Blackfish have been steady at the Longport Pier on green crabs as well as sand fleas.

October 19, 2026 - 09:56:51

We got a good report from the folks over at Fin-Atics, with Bill Wiggins starting off by saying some kingfish and small blues are still active in the local surf and he expects that fishing to turn to stripers in November. If you are looking for the bass the better fishing has been for the local fish in the back bay waters on bait and plugs. On the bottom fishing front sea bass, tog, a few kingfish and other ground fish are bending rods. With a one fish limit on tog it won’t be until mid November when the bag limit goes up that the fishing gets heavy. Going into November sea bass numbers look good but you have to pick through the shorts to get your 15 keepers. Bill said November is traditionally the month that the migrating stripers turn the fishing hot along the beaches.

October 12, 2026 - 10:35:19

At Fin-Atics in Ocean City there are plenty of blackfish to hit green crabs on the Longport Pier and 9th Street Beer Pier areas. Occasional kingfish are being found on the mid-island streets.

October 12, 2026 - 10:35:08

The river and bay waters cleaned up nicely this past week, just in time for some more rain on the way according to Billy at Fin-Atics. Before that new round of rain arrived anglers found some back bay and river striper action on fish to 26 inches. Live eels and live spot both were the key to finding larger fish in the bonus tag size range. Anglers throwing soft plastics found lots of action, but on schoolie size fish, from the local bridges, especially at night.

1325 West Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226
phone: 609-398-2248
fax: 609-398-2712

Fin-Atics was established in 1991 to serve the Ocean City area. Over the years they have grown and in doing so, so has their reputation. Known for its honesty, integrity and everyday low prices the store caters to anglers throughout the Tri-State area of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, as well as those nationwide via the web. Avid anglers, paddlers and boaters, along with novice vacationers will all delight in what Fin-Atics brings to the table. Fin-Atics is a full-service store with everything an angler or paddler could ever need, including rentals and repairs. Rods, reels, line, lures, hooks, sinkers, kayaks, paddles, pfd’s and more are all available online or at their physical store in Ocean City. Fin-Atics carries every major brand name of rods, reels, line, lures, etc. from manufacturers such as Penn, Shimano, Daiwa, St. Croix, G-Loomis, Tica, Okuma, Berkley, Power Pro, Momoi, Mustad, Gamakastu, Sea Striker and more. They are also the area dealer for Hobie Kayaks, Wilderness Systems, Perception and Emotion Kayaks. Rental and demo kayaks are always available for trial.