Capt. Ron Santee of the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands reported “Today you had to be on your A game with the conditions we had!!

It got nasty after the change of tide with the wind against but the guys worked hard and never quit.

We bounced around several area’s all with life but only a few that produced fish beyond a pick. You could see the guys who have been doing this a long time catching all day, Kevin & Eddie in particular. They never stopped and were in the zone. Nice mix of slots & bonus fish for the guys today. Back at it in the morning.“

Capt. Jim Freda got his Shore Catch charter into big stripers off Manasquan Inlet where they also saw bluefin tuna blasting into schools of bunkers.

Vinny D’Anton says northern N.J. striper fishing remains poor, but a N.Y. angler has had epic catches of school bass over there in heavy bait.

Betty & Nick’s Fishing Club reports shots of 24-32-inch bass on SP Minnows and sand eel teasers.

The west winds continue with northwest at 15-20 knots plus gusts to 25.

The generous offer of the Golden Eagle from Belmar continues all week for the first five vets aboard each morning to fish free. Sailing time is 5:30.

Most trips have been blown out this week. but the Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands got off to a good start Wednesday before doing even better as it got rougher. They are chartered on Saturday.

The marine forecast is for more west winds at 20-25 knots plus gusts to 30–just like migratory stripers like it!

Tuesday’s gale warning probably kept almost everyone off the water today, but should also turn them back on again tomorrow.

Capt. Ron Santee said it started slowly Monday on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands. but ended up with hot action with mostly slot bass.

The Queen Mary boats from Pt. Pleasant got into hot nearby bass on Monday as the high hook caught 8 up to 42 inches.

The forecast for NY/NJ Bight is for more of the fishable for large boats west winds at 20-25 knots plus gusts to 30.

The Golden Eagle from Belmar will provide a free trip to the fiirst five vets each day this week, though Tuesday is a blowout.

After a tough day with non-biting bass, it was back to normal again for the Fishermen out of Atlantic Highlands.

The forecast scared some off, but it was very fishable.

The forecast for NY/NJ Bight is for west winds at 10-15 knots plus higher gusts..

After a week of hot action on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands, Capt. Ron Santee of the Fishermen out of Atlantic Highlands found mostly fussy bass today even during the afternoon change of tide. The boat ended up with a dozen bass which was well short of what was spotted in bass among lots of bait.

On the other hand, Capt. George Steller trolled lots of stripers feeding on sand eels off the Highlands Bridge from the small Chrisdel as they hit small lures steadily. Capt. Chris De Stefano was part of the crew, and noted there were other good catches being made further south — including a striper blitz for surfcasters at IBSP.

The forecast is for SE winds at 15=20 knots plus gusts to 25 and afternoon rain.

The Golden Eagle from Belmar reported a good charter trip with plenty of keeper stripers along with many overs that were released.

The forecast is for west winds at 10-15 knots plus gusts to 20 before dropping to 10 in the afternoon.

Nick Honachefsky cast a black Bomber into the surf at 5 a.m. to release this bass.

Capt. Ron Santee started the day with his Fishermen out of Atlantic Highlands in calm waters and breaking stripers — and ended with the same action in rough waters and even better results.

The Golden Eagle from Belmar has a charter tomorrow, but will resume striper fishing Saturday,

The NY/NJ Bight forecast is for southwest winds at 15-20 knots before increasing to 20-30 in the afternoon.

Though I never heard of any spring run of Atlantic mackerel in NY//NJ Bight. this year, they must have been nearby as tinker mackerel have suddenly appeared.

Betty & Nick’s in Seaside Park: reported those young of the year mackerel are luring stripers closer to shore for anglers frustrated at watching others hit schools of large bunkers outside the bar.

NYC Capt. John McMurray reported the small Atlantic mackerel in his area — and I’m sure he knows the difference between them and chub mackerel.

Striped bass boat fishing held up today. Capt. Ron Santee ran his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands to where he left them yesterday, but the bite didn’t hold up and he made a run that got him into a hot bite as the wind came on and it got nasty. He emphasized that it will be rough again tomorrow — but that’s what turns on the bass — and where he’ll be!

There is a storm warning tonight into the morning when it drops to northwest at 25-30 knots.

Kil Song with a 43-inch striper on the Big Mohawk from Belmar while using his 7-foot IInshore Supreme rod.

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Capt. Ron Santee had a great time on his birthday today aboard his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands as stripers gorged on small bunkers and chads that were cast to them. There were plenty of keepers among the overs.

The Golden Eagle from Belmar also reported getting into schools of stripers right away, though they responded best to diamond jigs with tubes,

Vinny D’Anton released a 26-inch striper in the Monmouth County surf yesterday evening, but the first real showing of bass didn’t occur until mid-morning today as anglers picked at bass from 25 to 35 inches on poppers. Surprisingly, the forage was small mackerel.

The forecast is for southwest winds at 15-20 knots plus gusts to 25.