NJ back bays stripers and winter flounder open March 1.

It may be just a formality. but New Jersey back bays open for striped bass and winter flounder on March 1. Stripers may be picked on seaworms, jigs and small plugs around bridges and in Raritan Bay, Flounder have been almost a dead issue in recent years, but some may be hooked on worms or mussels by casting from the Belmar piers.

It will be warmer at the Atlantic City Boat Show which winds up March 1 in Convention Hall.

The Saturday forecast is for southwest winds at 5-10 knots,