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Expectations during my first surfcasting trip of the season weren't high, and I didn't even bring an extra plug when I walked to the beach at Sea Girt. The last surf striper I had caught was in the same area on Jan. 28, and a few attempts in...
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The striped bass season continues in generally high gear, even with the persistent northeast wind.
Capt. Sal Cursi had no trouble chunking stripers on a single drop in Raritan Bay as his anglers quickly limited on Jo-Jo from Sewaren...
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As anticipated, the N.J. Marine Fisheries Council has set the dates for the black sea bass season as follows: 20 sea bass at a minimum of 12 1/2 inches from May 19 to Aug. 8;Sept. 27 to Oct. 14, and Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.
Paul Haertel of the JCAA...
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The forecast this morning was for northeast gusts to 30 mph, and it was pretty windy -- but worst of all, that wind was against the ebb tide. That situation rarely works out well during a short trip. Capt. Derek Bielitz was making the best of a...
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STRIPED BASS FISHING THE BEST IN YEARS
by Al Ristori
Striped bass fishermen are on a roll. Clamming, trolling, jigging and bunker fishing are all working at one time or another as stripers feed heavily before heading up the Hudson River...
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Striped bass fishermen are on a roll. Clamming, trolling, jigging and bunker fishing are all working at one time or another as stripers feed heavily before heading up the Hudson River to spawn this month. The contrast is stark when I look back at...
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Bunkers have been hard to come by for anglers so far this season, but that may be changing. Some showed up over the weekend in Sandy Hook Bay. When Capt. Joe Massa called me Sunday, I told him where at least a few could be netted there. He managed...
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The forecast for today wasn't good, and many anglers stayed home, but those who fished ended up with a nice day -- and probably some stripers. The Sea Hunter from Atlantic Highlands reported good fishing for both keepers and shorts, and the Golden...
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It wasn't a very nice day for fishing, but that didn't seem to bother striped bass on Monday. Gene Graman of Middletown ran his That's It from Twin Lights Marina in Highlands into Raritan Bay for an easy limit of stripers up to 20 pounds or so for...
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After a couple of false starts, ocean jigging for stripers resumed the last two days. As noted in yesterday's blog, the Jamaica from Brielle left very poor clamming off Sandy Hook and got into a shot of stripers chasing bunkers and other bait fish...
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