Bluefishing improving

Small bluefish seem to be building up and providing good jigging at times.

The Golden Eagle from Belmar had a very good Saturday night trip which provided a boat limit of blues as well as many releases of choppers along with out-of-season sea bass. It was a different story the next morning as the marks were there, but the blues were fussy. Some fares did limit as plain 3-ounce diamond jigs worked best.

Capt. Dave Riback reported yesterday for his Queen Mary boats at Point Pleasant as follows:

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09/28/2025

Lots of searching for Capt Cole paid off!  Started where we left off Saturday AM & PM.  Lots of Sea Bass & Porgy on the spots but the Blues &  Bones had mostly moved on.  Cole took advantage of a nice day with a nice crowd, many of which were avid fisherman, to go searching.  Many spots had some but not enough for more that a drift or two. Pick 5-20 fish then move to the next area of structure.  Finally, towards noon a piece that was holding lots of life made the day. Limits of Blues and many Bonito and some Alby too! Nice mix to  spice the catch of Blues.  Monday looks best!  Tuesday is canceled due to lack of participation. Sea Bass opens Oct 1, but may be hampered by rough sea conditions Wed & Thursday. Friday both boats are already sold out. Saturday & Sunday next week have plenty of room aboard. The following week, Oct 7- 12 are wide open except Monday the 6th is booked.  See ya aboard for a mix of Sea Bass, Bonito, Blues & Porgy
09/28/2025

09/28/2025

wide open except Monday the 6th is booked.  See ya aboard for a mix of Sea Bass, Bonit

The marine forecast for NY/NJ Bight is for northeast winds at 5-10 knots before blowing up to 25 knots at night as small craft warnings will go up through Wednesday.