October 26, 2026 - 10:14:49
Andy at Riptide Bait and Tackle in Brigantine said he’s got glide baits in stock for striper anglers trying off the jetty rocks and out front but most of the activity has been on tautog at the inlet rockpiles. Green crabs are top baits so far for blackfish.
October 26, 2026 - 10:14:43
I spoke with Bill over at Riptide Bait and Tackle and he told me as of the weekend some places were still dealing with abnormal high tides. He said the anglers that got out fishing found some tog on the local rock piles and inside the bay around the sod banks when they were fishable. In addition he said there were still some mixed size stripers being caught tin the back waters of the bay along with an occasional bluefish. He was another person that said the tides were slowly coming back to normal over the weekend and hopefully conditions will return to normal early this coming week.
October 19, 2026 - 09:56:58
Blackfishing has really elevated down off the inlet jetty according to Andy of Riptide Bait and Tackle in Brigantine as the Absecon rocks are holding plenty of bulldogs willing to crush green crabs and sand fleas. Bigger fish are pushing past the 4-pound mark. Look for stripers to storm the shores out front as the run gets underway around the middle of November.
October 19, 2026 - 09:56:51
The Brigantine jetty is serving up some good tog fishing on greens and sand fleas according to Andy Grossman of Riptide Bait and Tackle. He said the fishing started to slow after the one October nor’easter but gradually picked up steam and barring any interference from the weather November is looking good for the whitechins. He also mentioned plenty of mixed size local stripers being caught in the back bay with both artificials and bait taking the bass. “Once we start seeing the migratory bass along the ocean front we should see some real good bass action in November,” Andy said. On the downside he said the kingfishing has been slow and it looks like that fishing is over for the season, especially looking into the teeth of the second October nor’easter during the week of October 19.
