Party boat bluefishing underway

Some Jersey Shore party boats haven’t even started sailing yet, and the ocean striper run is way overdue — but bluefishing is off to a good start. The Golden Eagle from Belmar had some limits of blues from 3 to 15 pounds on Sunday, and did the same thing today with the best jigging being early in the trip. Anthony Rocco posted this photo on Facebook of both shore anglers and boaters enjoying the bluefish run in Manasquan Inlet

There were no party boat striper reports from Raritan Bay — which is a bad sign..

West winds at 5-10 knots are predicted for the morning before a switch to south.