September 08, 2026 - 01:25:37
Flounder fishing has really picked up in Atlantic City according to Noel of One Stop Bait and Tackle as keeper class flatties are hitting live minnows and squid strips. Along the rocks, triggerfish and tautog are popping sand fleas back like candy. Lucky anglers at the right time are casting to small bonito that rush through quickly. A cool catch off the T-Jetty this week was an undersized cobia.
September 08, 2026 - 01:25:22
Noel with One Stop Bait and Tackle started off this week’s report with the status of the bait “situation” in and around Atlantic City. He tells us there is bait everywhere from the beachfront to the back bays creeks. Spearing, minnows, peanut bunker and other white bait has got the stripers feeding along the jetties and back bay docks and sod banks. All this bait also attracted some exotics this week with a bonita and a cobia being caught from the T-Jetty. Nighttime has been best for stripers and weakfish, both taking soft plastics fished slow. The rest of the day you’ll find Noel’s customers fishing for tog, kingfish, triggerfish and croakers from the jetties. Some jumbo croakers were caught from the beachfront on bloodworms along with decent size kingfish. Tog action has been “unbelievable” with every bit of crab lowered off the jetty getting smashed by a toggie. A large majority of these fish are shorts, but the action is non-stop and a great way to get new toggers in the game.
August 31, 2026 - 10:58:29
A bunch of species are hanging around all the AC jetties said Noel of One Stop Bait and Tackle. Kingfish, spot and croakers are annihilating bloodworms baits. Fluke are jumping all over squid, spearing and mackerel strips. A few weakfish showed up this week to gnaw on bloodworms around the rocky points. Night anglers are still finding stripers hitting plugs and bloodworm baits.
August 31, 2026 - 10:58:02
It was quite a scene on the T-Jetty this week in Atlantic City according to Noel with One Stop Bait and Tackle. Blues were chasing peanut bunker and spearing tight to the jetty and then Spanish mackerel showed up and started spraying bait all over the place. Just about everyone on the jetty that day managed to put a limit of blues on the rocks, while some anglers also landed beautiful Spanish mackerel. The jetties have been giving up plenty of tog and triggerfish for anglers fishing with sandfleas or green crabs. The same jetties are seeing a very good flounder bite with lots of throwbacks and keepers to 4 pounds caught on live minnows and strip baits.
