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  1. hartattack

    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    For ocean fluking in NJ, a West wind is best. Today was our best day of the season as a light West wind with outgoing water pushed us from the wash out to 45 feet deep. They were chewing good today, even the shorties hit with attitude. It was easy to repeat our drifts at the most productive...
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    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    Fine Friday Foggy Fluking &Thumbs-up on Gulp! "Baitfish" Hit the Ocean early this morning with Jakesdad and crew. We got about half a mile offshore and the fog hit us suddenly, forcing us to turn around and fish the river for a while. The action was constant and we never did go back outside...
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    fluking looking for size

    Title of this thread made me think of current slot fluke regs here in NJ. With a bag limit of 1 > 18" and 2 between 17 & 18", many times we are throwing back overs looking for the smaller slots. ... smh..... and now we'll be doing the same with Stripers looking for 28-31" fish,,,, smh...
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    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    Arthur Kill Fluke Went over Outerbridge Crossing countless times, never did I once think I'd be fishing underneath and north of it. Today was that day and it wasn't bad. Killies are recommended...
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    If you care about striped bass management . . . .

    NJ Council just met and agreed to comply on July 2.
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    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    NJ ocean report: after a quick Sea Bass limit, up to the almost 6lber pictured, we finally scored some fluke in the deep. As water warms it'll only get better..
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    NJ Seabassing

    July/August season allows one keeper. Usually caught as by-catch when ocean fluking.
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    NJ Seabassing

    Hey Mitch: 12.5 inch minimum size limit for all open seasons May 17 – June 19, 10-fish possession limit July 1 – August 31, 1-fish possession limit October 1 – October 31, 10-fish possession limit November 1 – December 31, 15-fish possession limit SAme as 2022 except we were allowed 2 keepers...
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    NJ Seabassing

    Quick boat limit today out of Pt. Pleasant. Most on clams but when they spit-up Sandeels we switched to jigs . My son got a nice surprise by-catch. Finished day in River but fluke were all shorts.
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    If you care about striped bass management . . . .

    Enjoyed it, thanks George. I liked that you criticized the Md. Trophy exemption and pointed out that Chesapeake stock is hurting. I would like to learn what other measures ASMFC and others are taking, specifically banning Bunker reduction . Recs take it on the chin again for others'...
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    Post your 2019-2025 Fluke Pix & Trip Reports Here!

    Shark River en fuego, quick boat limit this morning, nothing huge
  12. hartattack

    Striper Bass Slot Restrictions - Some data for the reduction from 28 - <35" to 28 - 31"

    My NJ sources say that NJ will comply effective 7/1. Some points to consider, raised by my same NJ source: ....... If there's a decline in Striped Bass populations you certainly don't see it here in NJ, our area is practically polluted with them. I think we've been good stewards of the fishery...
  13. hartattack

    NJFluking

    Season opened on Tuesday but brown water made us wait until today. Fished Shark River and did well with the fluke and blues. Coast Guard performed safety inspection on the only boat on the river - us.. Hopefully it's a sign of good things to come...
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    Striped Bass

    Some interesting points here raised by my friend in NJ. Striped Bass Slot If there's a decline in Striped Bass populations you certainly don't see it here in NJ, our area is practically polluted with them. I think we've been good stewards of the fishery here. No commercial fishing...
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    Do they think we're idiots!

    ". . . his eye caught splashing on the surface of the water over a mile away, a little north of his course, so he steered closer to get a better view. As the Holdfast got nearer he could see that it was a Whale desperately thrashing about on the surface, slapping its tail, and even rolling...
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    NJ Striper report

    Update: the ocean bass migrating north on Wed. were no longer around on Thur.. However the back of Raritan Bay is productive. Bunker are everywhere.
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    NJ Striper report

    They're here.... Ocean Striped Bass fishing in NJ is open all year, however river/bay fishing opened on 3/1. Raritan Bay is the usual early season Hotspot but yesterday the ocean turned on too. Looks like the Chesapeake fish are ahead of schedule and they're on Bunker. Raritan Bay is an...
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    Do they think we're idiots!

    8 dolphins beached themselves at Sea Isle City today. All 8 have died. Witness said they were frantic swimming back and forth, then went over the bar directly into the beach ! Survey was taking place just offshore for the OSW project...
  19. hartattack

    NYSDEC website survey for Recreational Black Sea Bass Regulations

    Great post PaulE & welcome to this friendly, helpful community. I fish NJ and do not agree that "Most of NJ does not catch BSB the way they used to, so they get better regs". BSB are now more prolific in NJ than ever b4. This war between neighboring fishing states is wrong; as wrong as the...
  20. hartattack

    Lep Stick II ?

    This honor can only be bestowed by Pete but I feel the new Jigging World Onyx is worthy. With first hand knowledge of 20+ years using the Lep Stick (Bass Pro Musky XH) I look forward to Pete's input. The Onyx comes in spinning (up to 9') and casting (7' or 7'6") models. Lep Stick OG...

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