October 26, 2026 - 10:14:46
At Fishermen’s Supply in Point Pleasant Jack said the north side of the inlet had bass anglers hooking up at first light and last light with glide baits being popular. To the south of the inlet, some bass were pushing bunker around Brick Beach with an occasional hookup. Blackfishing is hot and heavy at the inlet rocks and jacks as well as at the canal.
October 26, 2026 - 10:14:39
“Refreshing that we have fishable weather now,” is what Jason at Fishermen’s Supply said on Sunday. He said striped bass fishing is finally off to a good start, even though the weekend was a bit of a grind. “We saw some good fishing to the north of Manasquan, also to the south,” Jason said, with boaters mostly livelining bunker, but also catching fish on wood metal-lips, Tsunami heavy shads and flutter spoons. Night bite in the canal has been very good as well on soft plastics. And despite a one-fish bag limit, Jason said a lot of people finding good tautog life on the structure off the beach.
October 19, 2026 - 09:56:55
Jack from Fishermen’s Supply in Point Pleasant said larger stripers were found at low light conditions plus a few in the early afternoon, chasing adult bunker presentations, darters, plugs, large paddletails. Blackfishing inside the inlets is rewarding with keepers and they are hitting sand fleas and clams just fine. A shot of big bass stormed the Point beaches this week as I witnessed not only a bunch of 46-inch class linesiders caught on glide baits but also saw giant bluefin tuna crashing the schools of bass!
October 19, 2026 - 09:56:48
Jack at Fishermen’s Supply reported reliable blackfish action from the inlets back through the canal, with anglers finding good numbers of fish and a healthy share of keepers. With green crabs becoming difficult to obtain, salted clams have proven to be an effective alternative. Striped bass are also showing in good numbers throughout the canal after dark, with soft plastics producing steady action. During daylight hours, schools of bluefish weighing 3 to 6 pounds are pushing through the canal and providing additional excitement. Looking ahead, Jack expects November to bring solid numbers of striped bass along the beaches, while blackfish should gradually move from the backwaters toward local reefs as the fall season progresses.
