Weather changes as small craft warnings are up

After a run of generally good weather, NY/NJ Bight will be hit with some wind and showers.

The forecast is for southwest winds at 15-20 knots before dropping to 10-15 in the afternoon. Small craft warnings that went up this afternoon extend to Monday afternoon.

Bluefishing got tougher over the weekend as boaters jigged over scattered schools on bottom, but they didn’t bite well today. Yesterday’s note about good ocean fluking on the Fishermen at Atlantic Highlands reflected the mid-week situation which changed with cooler waters on Friday, The Fishermen has cancelled for tomorrow, and is booked on Wednesday.

Vinny D’Anton didn’t do anything casting lures into the Monmouth County surf this morning, but switched to sand fleas and watched his wife Valarie enjoy a battle with a 33-inch striper.😊

Chuck Many always seems to have a good day with bass whether freshwater or with much bigger stripers.