NJ/DE Bay Region Fishing Forecast - April 20, 2023 - The Fisherman

NJ/DE Bay Region Fishing Forecast – April 20, 2023

Targeting Spring Stripers & Weakfish

We kick things off with a live look at a cinder worm spawn in the upper Barnegat Bay with tactics for successfully nabbing a small striper out of the mix. The big girls of course continue to keep rods bent on the Raritan and Delaware, though more action is appearing up and down the Jersey Shore beaches now from the Hook to Cape May. Of course we also have tautog action continuing from the reefs back inshore to the local jetties and bridges, and more weakfish reports are coming through into the South Jersey region, just in time for the Dream Boat Fishing Challenge kickoff on May 1. Get a look at our local freshwater options with George, prep for the spring and summer weakie action by dousing your plastics in shedder oil, and then head up the Delaware starting at Fortescue with a look at some of the jumbo stripers being caught and released, including one by a two-time NFL Pro Bowler.