The Golden Eagle from Belmar ran their first striper trip of the season in NY/NJ Bight and found lots of bass on top and on the fishfinder though most were fussy and all that hit were too large to keep. The search continues tomorrow with south winds at just 10 knots.
Striper fishing in NY/NJ Bight has been so good that it doesn’t seem fair when they turn off briefly. Andreas Toy Charters has been hot with Shad Life shad lures, but had to work for a catch yesterday. That certainly was the exception during the current run.
With warmer weather and lighter winds spring striper action in NY/NJ Bight even excites old pros like Jim Freda of Shore Catch Charters. “
What a day for the boys from PA started the morning off with a good bite on the outgoing then it slowed a little but on the incoming fresh fish started pouring in right down the middle of the bay! It was non-stop action. The guy’s experienced something a lot of clients will never see to catch a run come right under the boat! Multiple doubles and triples It was a lot of fun! Thanks guys great job today hopefully many memories made! Don’t wait to book call or text me now 732-7…
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The Sunday forecast is for NE winds at just 5 knots before going SE increasing to 20 knot gusts in the afternoon.
Most anglers in NY/NJ Bight are seeking stripers now, but this is also prime time for shad.
Chuck Many joined Eric Fisler in trolling Delaware River at Phillppsburg with small spoons to catch over 40 shad including one over 6 pounds.
The forecast is for northwest winds at 10-15 knots plus gusts to 20.
Vinny D’Anton is finishing up his winter stay in Sarasota where sea trout have been providing steady action as he wade casts the DUOA Shrimp. Vinny has been in touch with some northern N.J. surfcasters who have been picking a few stripers. That’s a good sign after last fall’s school striper migratory run failure.
Andreas Toy reported they were able to post the day’s report by 8 a.m. during a recent trip.
The forecast is for southeast winds at just 5-10 knots.
With the good forecast from Thursday through the weekend, the Golden Eagle from Belmar will resume trips.
Andreas Toy striper action
Capt. Lou Grazioso and Nick Honachefsky released lots of stripers on shads yesterday in Navesink River.
Striper fishing has broke open
and shad lures seem to be doing best with the mixed size fish. That’s a good thing as there should be no mortality in releases while anglers seek those that are legal.
Even when bass aren’t showing, casting shad lures to fish marks on your fishfinder will usually get the job do without resulting in mortality in releases.
I’m still having a hard time finding mail.
The forecast is for west winds at 10-15 knots.
That’s the good news about stripers from the April 3 trip with bass up to 40 inches on Andreas Toy.
Monday’s forecast is for west winds at 10-20 knots.
Capt. Frank Masseria of Vitamin Sea reported a great start with stripers as follows”When I said any day I guess I was right. Our first trip of the season was absolutely insane with 3,4,5 and 6 on at a time. No way I could keep up with the netting. Boiling water for over 2 1/2 hours. Today was as good as it gets. Many fish well over 40”. High hook had over 20 fish. All fish caught casting Shads.
Full boat limit of keepers.”
The forecast is for southwest winds at 20-25 knots plus gusts to 30.
Pretty close to 100 fish today. …
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Wild striper bite in NY/NJ Bight
Capt. Frank Massaria reported
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