Tuckerton Bait and Tackle

Another slow week as the water in the bay and the back bay have not cleared up as fast as expected according to Mike at Tuckerton Bait and Tackle. There were a few anglers out looking for blowfish, and some of his customers scored large numbers of jumbo fish while others were only able to attract smaller numbers of fish. The successful customers say they were using clam logs, “not sparingly” and also fishing in no more than 8 feet of water. These anglers also attracted some sea bass, tog and triggerfish. The water temperature drop has gotten the crabs really active and customers are reporting plenty of keeper size crabs.

“Incredibly slow week,” said Mike at Tuckerton Bait and Tackle, adding “maybe even a record slow week”. Mike says that he didn’t see a flounder all week, and it was too windy for his customers to make a run for sea bass as the season opened. The only customers in the shop this past week were crabbing or fishing the bay for croakers, porgies and spot.