Surf City Bait and Tackle

Fred at Surf City Bait and Tackle reported that striped bass are making their presence known in the surf, with anglers beginning to connect with some quality fish. Jimmy Finn landed a slot-sized striper on fresh bunker, while Pete Kelly also got in on the action with a slot bass of his own on bunker. Paul Donnelly of the LBI Fishing Club added another beautiful striped bass to the tally from the surf. The blackfish bite is heating up as well, with Jim landing a nice tautog in Barnegat on green crabs and Dave scoring another quality tog on sand fleas. With both stripers and tog producing, there's plenty of action to keep anglers busy around LBI!

Fred at Surf City Bait and Tackle reported some promising blackfish action, with Andrew Curtis landing a nice tog on Friday. Another blackfish was caught in Barnegat that same day on green crabs, while Francis also brought in a quality tog in Barnegat Light. Joe entered his blackfish in the LBISFC competition, adding to the local tog activity. The shop has fresh bunker available and is working to keep green crabs in stock as anglers gear up for more fall fishing.