The N.J. blackfish season from April 1-30 with four fish at a 15-inch minimum opened well for the crew of the Ocean Explorer from Belmar. Since that boat is still in the boatyard, they are using Miss Belmar Princess. Their report follows : “We had some nice day today, ocean was flat calm …Fishing was good to us to…We had non-stop action on the bottom around the boat. Loads of blackfish coming up, lots of shorts yes but in between there were keepers…Joe the Plumber was dialed in and had over a double limit of keepers…Others had a limit to, some just had the shorty curse but in the end scattered around the boat we had a nice number of keeper blackfish..We also had some nice ling and a few codfish as well…Plenty of exotic sharks to keep you entertained as well….Great day all around….Next few days look crummy with hard northeast winds so no fishing…I will let you know next nice day”

Capt. John Contello was impressed with the volume of stripers ne marked on his Just Sayin 37 yesterday even if the bass were a bit lethargic in hitting lures. He has open spots on the weekend.

Winter flounder have become so scarce the few anglers even try for them anymore. However, Gabrial Tackle in Brick reports some are being caught in the canal and bay,

The good weather didn’t last long. A small craft advisory is up to 6 p.m. before going to a gale warning through late Wednesday night. The forecast is for east winds at 30-35 knots plus gusts to 45. Seas build to 9-14 feet with rain and isolated thunderstorms.

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