Tuckerton Bait and Tackle

Crabbing was very good this week according to Mike with Tuckerton Bait and Tackle. The crabs have been very hungry and bunker are in great demand as crab bait. The flounder fishing has been a bit “weird” again this week with wide water temperature swings between the high and low tides in the bay. The short flounder don’t seem to mind the temperature fluctuation as plenty of them are being caught, but keepers are harder to find. Croakers continue to be found all along the bay and the fish are getting bigger and your chances of finding enough larger fish to take home increases every week. Along with the croakers, some nice size kingfish and spot are being caught, all on bloodworms or clam baits. There has been a report of keeper size flounder being caught from the ocean beaches, specifically the LBI surf. Here, anglers are using white 4-inch Gulp fished either on high low rigs or on bucktails.

While there was a slight drop in angler participation this week due the weather, that all changed over the weekend according to Mike with Tuckerton Bait and Tackle. Anglers came out in force this weekend targeting a mix of kingfish, flounder, croakers and crabs. The croakers are on the small side but there are plenty of them around marker 130 and Grassy Channel. Clams and bloodworms are the top baits, and some weakies and kingfish are also in the mix. For good numbers of larger kingfish, anglers are fishing the inlet and oceanfront. The bay is still giving up flounder, lots of shorts and some keepers. Fishing live minnows, spearing, and squid strips either around marker 130 or the Red Tower behind Beach Haven is also giving up some fish. Only a few blowfish were reported this week as they seem to be just moving into the bay. Crabbing has been really hot.