The ’23 Striper Season Kicks Off in New Jersey

Throughout February we counted down the days to the start of the 2023 New Jersey striper season; and here are, just 24 hours into the start of the spring run, and the early reports (from the Hackensack to the Great Egg) show that it was all worth the wait! Get a rundown on striped bass action in the Garden State on “day one” of the 2023 season as we report from the floor of the Atlantic City Boat Show this week near The Fisherman’s seminar stage. The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council meets in Galloway on March 2 to answer the “what’s up with fluke and sea bass” question, and we take our weekly visit to the Poconos for a freshwater rundown from the snowy mountains. Another couple of dead whales at the Jersey Shore, and at least one beached dolphin in South Jersey in our weekly update for March 2, 2023, plus we answer reader questions with a 3-minute video on how to tie The Belmar Rig with noted togger Frank Mihalic as he for the reopening of blackfish in another month.