Striped bass reports in all four coastal counties of New Jersey this week – Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May – as the fall run begins to take shape. Adult bunker popping along the oceanfront this week, so it appears the table has been set for explosive plugging action in the coming days. Meanwhile out back in the bays and estuaries, the cooler nights and decreasing water temps have helped spur an improving sod bank bite with soft plastics and topwater leading the charge. Good news on the bluefin front this week with more than 33K pounds of quota added to the Angler category pile, even as it appears that swordfish action is the best of the big game news this week according to Canyon Runner. We have reader tips and on-site video of bunker on the beach this week to help in your weekend striper hunt, plus the latest on black sea bass, porgy and tautog at the Jersey Shore. A couple of additions to the Dream Boat leaderboard this and fall trout stocking is underway as well with a freshwater outlook from the Poconos. Finally this week we have a rundown on upcoming events of note.
