Up Front Bait and Tackle

Good weather and good fishing what more can you ask for, said Steve Haas over at Up Front Bait and Tackle. Steve said the fishing early in the week was picky but improved as the week progressed. He told us fluke have started to move into the bay but the best fishing remains in the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers. Most of the better striped bass fishing was in the ocean off the Shrewsbury Rocks. Some croakers and pods of bluefish also were in the mix. Lastly some crabs have finally started to move into the bay along with croakers and spot in the backwater areas.

“After some good fishing prior to the holiday weather it wasn’t until early in the week that the fishing started to rebound,” said Steve over at Up Front Bait and Tackle. Fluke fishing had started up in the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers on Wednesday and continued to be good into the weekend, and the bluefish that were to the south during the week started moving into the Sandy Hook and the bay on Friday. Striped bass fishing was hit of miss but improving in the bay and backwater areas, but good for big fish at the Shrewsbury Rocks late in the week. Bottom fishing also improved with plenty of sea bass to go long with the good ling fishing along with recycled tog. Lastly Steve said the spot also moved into northern waters in decent numbers by the end of the week.