After the easy fishing that usually occurs at a season opening, it often drops off considerably by the second week. However, the current NJ sea bass run seems to be holding up most days.

Capt. Ron Santee Jr. had a picky trip yesterday with his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands, but headed to a new area today. His report follows:

“Read a bunch of life when we got there, got set up and had a couple handfulls of Big Sea Bass, caught our pool fish there. The tiny porgies took over and the Sea Bass bite turned into the pins.  Left the area and took a ride. Once we got set up again we slugged away the rest of the day on Sea Bass & Ling. The best catch of ling so far which was nice to put in the buckets.  Big Mike took the pool with a beauty Sea Bass.

Here goes my yearly rant…..BRING ICE!!!!! Don’t mind lending a bucket but for Christ sake it was 80 degrees out there today. Your fish are going to cook and become mush. Please add it to your list of things needed! The noodle rods with 8oz, you know how I feel about that by now. Weather Looks Great right through the weekend for a change…Come on down.“

At Belmar, the Golden Eagle ended up Wednesday with many sea bass limits plus ling. flounders and some whiting — along with a real bonus of action with big stripers that had to be released.

The forecast remains great in NY/NJ Bight with northeast winds at only 5 knots which shift to southeast in the afternoon.

It does happen every so often! Betty & Nick’s in Seaside Park sent this shot of “Bent rods everywhere” from recent blitzes of big bluefish – and even of black drum on clams.

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