Fisherman's Den

It was a good week of fishing in the Belmar area even with the mid-week weather problems according to Tom over at the Fisherman?s Den. Boats fishing for stripers out of Belmar hammered the bass most of the week even with missing a couple of days amid week. Blackfishing has also been on the upswing with some nice whitechins being boated and some better numbers being caught. Anglers fishing off the rocks at the inlet continue to pick up some tog and winter flounder numbers have been on the slow side for the few anglers fishing to them.

?Even with the mid-week interruption from the storm it was a good week of striped bass fishing for boats fishing out of Belmar and anglers fishing the beaches,? said Tom over at the Fisherman?s Den. Most party boats saw limit catches of keepers and plenty of overs and unders which were recycled. In addition Tom said tog fishing slowed amid week because of the weather and winds but began to improve over the weekend. Blackfishing remained good in the Canal and off the jetty at Shark River Inlet. Winter flounder fishing also showed some better numbers but with all the hoopla over the striper fishing very few anglers are fishing for the flatties.