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Nothing great was expected for opening day of fluke fishing, and that was probably the case considering the lack of reports. Capt. Stan Zagleski started a half-hour early at 7 a.m. for Saturday and Sunday of the opener on Elaine B. from Highlands...
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Fluking begins on Saturday with the same 17 1/2-inch limit as last year with a five fish bag. Sea bass fishing follows on Sunday.
The Fishermen's Conservation Association's 15th annual Manhattan Cup, for the benefit of Wounded Warriors and...
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FLUKE OPENS TOMORROW -- SEA BASS ON SUNDAY
by Al Ristori
While striped fishing remains good, and bluefish are building up inshore, the spotlite shifts to tomorrow's opening of the fluke season -- followed by the sea bass opener on Sunday.
This...
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The efforts of South Jersey citizens attempting to retain access to a favorite fishing area despite a construction proposal by the state Transportation Department has been successful. The Drag Island Protective Association (DIPA), aided by the RFA...
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As noted in recent blogs, there are some big stripers being trolled in deep water off Island Beach State Park. A few 40-pounders had been boated before today, but the fish everyone's been looking for was weighed this morning at Fishermen's...
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By far the largest striper from shore reported to me this season was the 39-pounder weighed at the Tackle Box in Hazlet after Ben Nazario of Rahway beached it on bunker at Belford around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. His buddy, Dan Villafrane of Rahway,...
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Though it's already been a good spring for stripers, the largest bass have only started to show along the Shore. Bobby Matthews, at Fisherman's Den in Belmar Marina saw his first 40-pounder today when John Davis of Burlington brought one in after...
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After a dropoff this week, striped bass fishing in the ocean picked up today for those who ignored the terrible weather forecast. Instead of the storms predicted for last night and this morning, the morning was fine for fishing even though many...
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Nick Honachefsky and James Amore fished the Island Beach State Park surf this morning for constant action on bunker chunks as they caught 13 -- and added a 29-inch striper. Honachefsky also tried the Lavallette surf, where he only had one hit, but...
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There's been a lack of party boat reports the last two days as rainy weather kept anglers at home and few boats sailed. Yet, fishing conditions were otherwise fine, and stripers cooperated Thursday in Raritan Bay. Capt. Hans Kaspersetz and I...
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