Capt. Ron Santee of the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands knew that striper fishing nearby wasn’t going to work this morning, so he took a long run which paid off even though it was necessary to work hard for every keeper plus shorts. He noted “Henry & Eric had 4-5 fish for high hooks and not one customer quit when it was tough….That’s why we took the ride. Weather looks great for tomorrow, could be our last trip as we will be in Dry dock from Tuesday through Thursday. The Fat lady is singing for the Fishermen, you have one last shot, let’s get it done!!!
for the Fishermen, you!!! have one last shot, let’s get it done”
The Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands and the Golden Eagle from Belmar have announced they will be sailing for stripers into a good forecast tomorrow,
The best striper report I;ve had recently came in from NYC Capt. John Mc Murray who fishes the Jamaica Bay to western Long Island area. —-“Some pretty crazy stripa fish’n this morning. I suppose it helps I had one of the BEST flycasters around. @mitchellkaliner was make’n perfect shots! And there were some CRAZY top water strikes. For an unusually long time we were the only ones on’em. Amazing what a little rain will do. Crazy crowds this year tho, and I’m not sure why. Don’t recall EVER seeing this many boats chasing stripers. I mean, it’s fine if people are respectful. But, well, cutting people off, or just g…
58John Abplanalp, Martin L. Gary and 56 othersSome pretty crazy stripa fish’n this morning. I suppose it helps I had one of the BEST flycasters around. @mitchellkaliner was make’n perfect shots! And there were some CRAZY top water strikes. For an unusually long time we were the only ones on’em. Amazing what a little rain will do. Crazy crowds this year tho, and I’m not sure why. Don’t recall EVER seeing this many boats chasing stripers. I mean, it’s fine if people are respectful. But, well, cutting people off, or just g…
58John Abplanalp, Martin L. Gary and 56 othersSome pretty crazy stripa fish’n this morning. I suppose it helps I had one of the BEST flycasters around. @mitchellkaliner was make’n perfect shots! And there were some CRAZY top water strikes. For an unusually long time we were the only ones on’em. Amazing what a little rain will do. Crazy crowds this year tho, and I’m not sure why. Don’t recall EVER seeing this many boats chasing stripers. I mean, it’s fine if people are respectful. But, well, cutting people off, or just g…
58John Abplanalp, Martin L. Gary and 56 othersSome pretty crazy stripa fish’n this morning. I suppose it helps I had one of the BEST flycasters around. @mitchellkaliner was make’n perfect shots! And there were some CRAZY top water strikes. For an unusually long time we were the only ones on’em. Amazing what a little rain will do. Crazy crowds this year tho, and I’m not sure why. Don’t recall EVER seeing this many boats chasing stripers. I mean, it’s fine if people are respectful. But, well, cutting people off, or just g…
The annual fall run of school stripers along the Jersey Shore has become such a bust that most surfcasters have been unable to even catch a single bass lately rather than doubleheaders under diving birds. Mike Monte from Nantucket has been visiting relatives here for about 30 years, and never before experienced shutouts.
Vinny D’Anton hasn’t even seen anyone else catch a small bass lately, and that continued in this morning’s frigid weather.
There was also a tougher boat report as Capt. Ron Santee got into only some small bass early on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands before taking a run down the beach to get into some larger bass on bunkers. He’s taking a day off tomorrow before getting back to it on Saturday.
The weather forecast is for northeast winds at just 5-10 knots before switching to southeast.
Capt. Ron Santee of the Fishermen out of Atlantic Highlands reported “Perfect conditions with an outgoing tide and NW breeze. The bigger fish didn’t get the memo, we had a few shots of smaller fish in the AM, went looking for something better but it didn’t work out.
Figures, we sail with a few customers the past couple of trips, get beat up in the snot and catch the hell out of them, get a nice gang and the Bass get their revenge! Seems No snot, not many fish…..Back at it in thePerfect conditions with an outgoing tide and NW breeze. The bigger fish didn’t get the memo, we had a few shots of smaller fish in the AM, went looking for something better but it didn’t work out.
Figures, we sail with a few customers the past couple of trips, get beat up in the snot and catch the hell out of them, get a nice gang and the Bass get their revenge! Seems No snot, not many fish…..Back at it in them in the morning.”
Today was a blowout ,but the rest of the w eek may be fishable for striper anglers in the NY/NJ bight area. The forecast is for NW winds at at 10-15 knots plus gusts to 20 before diminishing to 5-10 in the afternoon.
Capt.Ron Santee braved a poor weather forecast to sail his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands into an awesome display of gannets diving bait schools. Everyone limited and released bass up to 42 inches on shads.
,The weather will force a day off tomorrow, but it looks good after that.
Capt. Ron Santee is happy to report that after a day with nothing positive to report, there was a return to good striper fishing on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands. There were bass of all sizes and the all-important bait was in good supply.
The Golden Eagle from Belmar had another day of fishing in good readings which didn’t produce many biters. They are taking Monday and Tuesday off due to weather.
The NY/NJ Bight forecast is for northwest winds at 15-20 knots which diminish to 10-15 in the afternoon.
Kathy and I have been enjoying a family reunion and my son Mike’s 48th birthday in Nashville. Heading back tomorrow and will be catching up on fishing reports.
Many party boats will be sailing tomorrow so anglers can catch a striped bass well before Thanksgiving dinner. Check with your favorite skipper for the early sailing time.
Those trips will probably be less crowded than those on Friday which is usually the most crowded party boat day of the year. Assume having to be at the dock at least an hour before sailing time on Friday.
Capt. Ron Santee said he found lots of working stripers during Monday’s trip with his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands, but most wouldn’t hit.
Though there appeared to be good numbers of stripers in NY/NJ Bight on Sunday, it wasn’t easy to get on the spooked bass. Capt. Ron Santee said the flat calm didn’t help either. However, he got into a decent bite toward to end up with a good catch on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands
The Tuesday forecast is for south winds at 10-15 knots plus gusts to 20.
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