April 06, 2026 - 09:03:24
At the Tackle Box in Hazlet, the Raritan Bayshore exploded with stripers anywhere from South Amboy to Cliffwood to Sandy Hook. Bloodworms are always a top bet, but plugs and swimbaits were getting stroked by slot caliber fish and some bass pushing fat past the 40-inch mark. White jointed glide baits, mag darters and SP Minnows all produced this week on all tide shifts.
April 06, 2026 - 09:03:17
Over at the Tackle Box and excited Phil said the stripers started attacking the bunker on Friday and the fishing spread out all through the back bay including the Arthur Kill, Bayonne, Perth Amboy, Triangle and also along the lower side of the bay. The shop even got reports of plenty of bass being caught in the Navesink River as well over the weekend. Phil said now that the bass have started to feed on the bunker how good the fishing will be will be a matter of finding the bunker and active fish.
April 02, 2026 - 11:19:02
Phil at the Tackle Box in Hazlet noted a few more anglers were successful in hooking some stripers on the Bayshore sod banks using bloodworms but the bite has not yet fully started.
April 02, 2026 - 11:18:50
Reports on the striped bass fishing in the river and back bay continued to come this past week, said Phil over at the Tackle Box. Most of the fishing has been on worms and plastic baits however some kayak fishermen have been slow trolling metal lip swimmers and scoring some nice fish. Speaking of metal lip swimmers Phil said the shop got delivery on some Gino Amato Swimmers this past weekend. Gino is president of the Asbury Park Club and has been making the plugs for over 20 years.
