March 25, 2024 - 10:24:01
Jack of Fishermens Supply in Point Pleasant brought word that the Mantoloking Bridge was holding some bass as YoZuri twitchbaits and Tsunami Tidal Pros were hooking into linesiders. Some winter flounder were also had from around that area if you want to toss out some rigs with bloodworm bits.
March 25, 2024 - 10:23:41
Jason at Fishermens Supply said bass fishing in the back in bay and river is slowly picking up. It sounds like the majority of the action is at night around light lines so try fishing off docks or bridges using small soft plastics and Yo-Zuri Mag Darters. Jason hasnt heard much on winter flounder yet. The water temperature has been on the cold side but should pick up in the near future. Ocean side, a couple anglers running boats up to Raritan Bay have caught bass off Sandy Hook on extra heavy shads and flutter spoons. The rest of the anglers in Raritan Bay have a slower pick but better fish up to 42-inches on metal lip swimmers.
March 18, 2024 - 15:00:03
Honestly, it sounds like the bass bite here in the bay here is gaining momentum, said Jason at Fishermens Supply on Monday morning. And while the action locally in the upper stretches of Barnegat Bay out to the Manasquan River isnt on fire yet, Jason said local anglers are hitting the regular spots with 4-inch pearl shad bodies and small, shallow-running plugs and have been getting some fish. Mostly unders with a few keepers in the mix he said. It sounds like that Raritan Bay bite has finally kicked off too, with fish up to 35 inches, Jason noted on that striper run. Surprisingly, a few decent tautog bycatches have been reported from shore by guys on the hunt for winter flounder, so that April 1 blackfish reopening could be good for casters as well as boaters.