<b>Staten Island</b>

Trips for blackfish pancaked the tog to 8 pounds, great catches, in the past two days, said Capt. Anthony from <b>Barbara Anne Fishing Charters</b>. The fish crushed green crabs and white leggers, showed no preference for bait. Barbara Anne is strictly blackfishing. Don’t have enough anglers for a full charter? Call Anthony anyway, and he can usually arrange individual spaces. Barbara Anne pays bridge tolls with a receipt.

<b>Atlantic Highlands</b>

On the <b>Atlantic Star</b> fishing for blackfish turned out surprisingly healthy catches, considering the ground swell that never let up on the ocean and some nasty weather, Capt. Tom said. More and more action with shorts and keepers built up on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s trips, and more and more of the fish were keepers. The fish seemed spread out, unlike early in the week, when a few places gave them up. But all places, including the Shrewsbury Rocks where the boat fished, and Sandy Hook Reef, seemed to serve them up now. Other boats seemed to stay in one spot a long time, suggesting they were catching. Not all patrons bagged keepers on Wednesday’s trip, but all but two or three did, and all caught at least shorts, and some socked particularly good catches. An 8-pounder was probably the pool winner on Wednesday, and a 4- or 5-pounder was on Tuesday. Wednesday’s trip fished at one drop, and Tuesday’s, when the weather was no bargain, fished at two. Only blackfish were caught, and no porgies showed up. Tom wasn’t going to say that porgies were gone, and clams will continue to be carried on board in case anglers want to try for porgies if they appear, but he’d be surprised if porgies stuck around, because of the swell that never ended. But blackfish will be the main target, and crabs are supplied for them. The Atlantic Star is blackfishing 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily.

A big spread of mostly striped bass stretched through the ocean on Wednesday, and jigging for them put a beating on lots to 17 pounds on the <b>Fishermen</b>, Capt. Ron said in an e-mail.  Action began at the channels on the trip through slack tide, until conditions became too nasty to fish there on outgoing. The boat steamed down the beaches, and the catches continued. The fish schooled from Sandy Hook to south of Manasquan, and big blues were in the mix,  but “weren’t the dominate factor today,” he said. “Loads of bait, lots of fish; it doesn’t get any better than this!” he said. On Tuesday’s trip, switching up between jigging and clamming, too many short stripers bit, but some were good sized, including a couple of 17-pounders, and some patrons limited out. The high hook landed three keepers and some shorts. “Nice day on the water for those that showed,” he said. The Fishermen is sailing for striped bass 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily.

Striped bass and tog fishing were the main affairs, and both were chomping well, said Jimmy from <b>Julian’s Bait & Tackle</b>. The bass were trolled and jigged along the ocean front, and the channels also held them. The surf reportedly turned on for stripers Wednesday, but seas tore up the wash for days. Steve Deitrete from Middletown plugged a 17.87-pound striper from the banks at Plum Island, at the confluence of the Shrewsbury River and the bay, at 6 a.m. today. Plenty of blackfish littered Sandy Hook Reef and the ocean off Sea Bright.

<b>Highlands</b>

Tremendous fishing for striped bass was going down, and blues were mixed in, said Capt. Brian from <b>Jersey Devil Charters</b>. Not a lot of the bass were big, but trips on the boat trolled and jigged keepers. He didn’t mention location, but previously trips sailed the ocean off places like the Highlands Bridge. Tog fishing sort of fell apart after the storm but should come together again. Jersey Devil is sailing for both stripers and tog, and  charters will run Friday to Sunday.

The heave on Wednesday caused a striped bass trip to fish at the channels instead of the ocean, but catches were good, said Capt. Derek from <b>Fisher Price Charters</b>. A few blues, not a lot, but big ones 10 or 12 pounds, also pounced. Trips mainly jigged and trolled lately. Tog fishing was up and down, and on Monday after the storm bites were practically nonexistent, but on Tuesday the slipperies bit their heads off, and on Wednesday the 6- to 8-foot roll slowed the fishing again. So the days with better conditions produced better. An open-boat trip will run Sunday for a combo of bass and tog, and call Derek to hop aboard or to be kept informed of open trips.

<b>Neptune</b>

The best jigging for striped bass of the season so far, phenomenal, was pummeled Wednesday on the ocean with <b>Last Lady Fishing Charters</b>, Capt. Ralph said. Tons of birds, bait and fish tore up the waters. None of the bass was big, and most keepers were 30 to 35 inches, and blues ran among them, but most of the fish were stripers. Individual-reservation tog trips will fish Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and that Sunday, November 29. They’ll also sail every Saturday and Sunday in December and New Year’s Eve day.

<b>Belmar</b>

Jigging for striped bass bombed the fish, a mess of them, on the ocean Wednesday on the <b>Nan Sea J</b>, Capt. Tom said. None was huge, but many were keepers to 35 inches, and lots were shorts. Blues also attacked, and the trip chased working birds in the morning, and afterward fished readings. Seas were somewhat ugly, but many boats fished, considering. Trips will keep striper fishing and are also blackfishing.

Patrons on the <b>Miss Belmar Princess</b> whaled striped bass on jigs on the ocean, the best fishing for the linesiders in some time, Capt. Alan said. They waffled them for three days before the storm, and then trips resumed Sunday, and they smoked them every day since then. More than 60 keepers were bagged on Tuesday, and the same number were reeled up Wednesday. At least 25 to 40 keepers were iced on every trip, like when only nine or ten anglers were aboard Monday. All the fishing was done 1 to 2 miles from shore, usually near port or a few miles south.
The Miss Belmar Princess is fishing 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. A special trip will sail 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thanksgiving Day.

Tog were biting, and many patrons limited out, and things were settling down after last week’s storm, said Capt. Chris from the <b>Big Mohawk</b>. The fishing was decent, and some 8- and 9-pounders were clubbed, and the blackfish were hooked anywhere in depths from 25 to 65 feet, depending on the day. When anglers hit the fishing right, it was good. The Big Mohawk is blackfishing 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Seas made surf fishing slow, but surf angling for striped bass should pick back up when the wind direction changes, said Johnny O. from <b>Fisherman’s Den</b>. Anglers on the head boats lambasted striped bass, slammed them, jigging the fish 1 to 3 miles from the inlet. Plenty of the bass were shorts, but the anglers had lots of fun. Blues were fought among them, but the striper fishing was really on. Blackfishing was top notch on the party boats too,  and not many private boats fished, but the head boats did a job on fish.

<b>Brielle</b>

From an e-mail from <b>Fish Monger Charters</b>: "(Monday) Opening Day Blackfish Limits! Headed out for the big opener! Headed north where the bite was great before the blow … water was filthy dirty and there was a slight swell left over ... Got anchored and had absolutely no life. Made a few moves around the Elberon and Long Branch (pieces) with no better results ... not even scratches. We only snagged a couple of shorts and had a couple bites … Talked with others, most with similar results. Retreated with an empty box and took a big steam back to the south and in deeper water. Anchored up in 75 feet in much cleaner water. Instant life. The bite began, and it seemed the afternoon was going to treat us better! Picked away. Lots of shorts and nice size keepers. It wasn’t the best bite, but it was steady, and the blackfish started to add up in the cooler, until the guys had the six-man limit. Was pulling my hair out in the morning, but in the end it turned out to be a great day … the guys fished hard all day to put a catch together! Around 45 keeper size fish for the day with everyone taking home their limit of blackfish! Had at least that many short as well!" Blackfish dates filled up quickly for charters and open-boat trips, Jerry said, because of the short season, but a few spaces are available on open trips Monday, December 14, and Tuesday, December 22. Some groups already booked the same dates they had last year on various charters for 2010, so book early for prime or preferred weekend dates. For anglers who fished with Fish Monger before, no deposit is due until April 1, so book early! Some of next year’s first fishing will begin with trophy striped bass angling on live bunker from mid May to mid July, and anglers aboard nailed loads of personal bests to 47 pounds last season. From July through August, trips will bucktail for big fluke at the rocks, going the extra miles to where the keepers live, and 2009 was a great season for them with Fish Monger. Bottom fishing will also be done throughout the season, and specials are available on bottom trips from April through June for those who book multiple outings. Bookings for next year’s blackfishing will start to be taken on January 1.

<b>Point Pleasant</b>

Thirty-five keeper striped bass were clobbered by 9 a.m. on Tuesday’s trip on the <b>Cock Robin</b> on the ocean, a “live” report, e-mailed from the boat during the trip, said at the time. By the end of the day, 21 more keepers were hammered, and loads of shorts were let go, a second e-mail said. “Now is the time!” it said. Trips are fishing 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily, and a special trip will run 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Customers on Thursday trips can help donate fish to Joan Valentine House, providing meals to people. Customers every day can donate food and non-perishables that the crew is collecting for St. Gregory’s Pantry in Point Pleasant. Captain Jim’s Camp Cock Robin for kids, limited to 12 anglers, featuring a dedicated mate for the youngsters, is under way every holiday.

Striped bass fishing just kept getting better, said Capt. Bob from the <b>Gambler</b>. The fishing on the boat was very, very good on the ocean Wednesday, and Tuesday too, he said. On Wednesday most patrons limited out on two bass by 10 a.m., and most scored an additional linesider by 1 p.m., using the bonus tags aboard. On a mile-long drift at 1 p.m., when he gave this report over the phone on the trip, the fish bit the whole time. The fish swam from bottom to top, and birds sometimes worked the waters. Probably 80 percent of the fish caught by then were stripers, and most were keepers. Any jig that looked like an Ava 47 with a tail seemed to work best, and the color of the tail didn’t matter. The fish fed on sand eels. Bob tried using a Krocodile jig, but that got little attention.  Striped bass trips are sailing 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily through December.

Anglers on the <b>Dauntless</b> mugged striped bass, scored a load, on the ocean on jigs and teasers all morning Wednesday, Capt. Willie said. Then they fished for blackfish a couple of hours, picking away. A few sea bass and porgies nibbled at the reef. Trips will keep sailing for the stripers and the tog, because striper fishing was so good, and tog were nearby. The ocean was 55 to 57 degrees. The Dauntless is fishing 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.

Capt. Fred from <b>Andrea’s Toy Charters</b> was away on business in Miami, the report on the boat’s Web site said. But a trip with friends scouted out tog fishing last week on Monday, crushing them at rocks in shallow waters. Took a moment for the big ones to bite, but once they showed up, the angling was silly. Was great practice for when the bag limit was now increased. The trip at first was going to jig for striped bass, but word was that striper fishing had slowed that day, so the anglers went after tog. Fred also fished in Miami, running a friend’s boat with the friend, the friend’s buddy and Fred’s client. They first Sabiki-jigged threadfin herring for bait in minutes, moved to waters near the Fowey Rocks, and had instant action on mahi mahi and a king mackerel. Andrea’s Toy will now charter for striped bass and tog from Jersey.

<b>Toms River</b>

Despite rough surf, anglers sometimes clammed keeper and short striped bass from the beaches, and seas washed up clams that lay all over the shore, the reason clams worked, said Dennis from <b>Murphy’s Hook House</b>. Brick Beach to Island Beach State Park produced, and scattered blues also showed up through the area, jumping on chunked bunker or mullet. Ava jigs, needlefish lures and black Bomber plugs sometimes drew strikes. Debris like boards littered the beaches because of seas, and also floated through the ocean, and a few boaters who snuck out on Monday had to be careful to cruise slowly because of the flotsam. But they jigged the fish at Sea Girt. Eeling for striped bass along the sod banks on Barnegat Bay had already been producing at night on outgoing tides. But the fishing improved after the last storm, because the weather pushed more bass inside. Stripers were landed on small plugs, especially Rapala X-Raps, on the bay at the Route 37 Bridge. A few white perch nibbled in the Toms River. Green crabs were in full supply since the tog bag limit increased on Monday, but conditions weren’t conducive to the fishing. Still, some were caught at the Shrewsbury Rocks.

<b>Seaside</b>

Good news for the working person: Surf fishing seemed to pick up toward the end of the day or at dusk, said the report on <b>Grumpy’s Tackle</b>’s Web site. Several striped bass from 9 to 12 pounds were weighed in from the suds on Wednesday, and lots of shorts were beached. Eight bass from 9 to 20 pounds were checked in on Tuesday, and a few were brought to the shop Monday, a day with light participation. Clams worked best, but metal and needlefish lures, especially Big Ed’s needlefish, hooked up. Blues were scarce. Lots of debris had washed up on the shore from the nor’easter, and beach buggies drove carefully. <a href=" http://www.grumpystackle.com/fishing_reports.cfm" target="_blank"> Click here</a> for updates.

<b>Forked River</b>

Plenty of striped bass were clammed or eeled along Barnegat Bay’s sod banks or around Barnegat Inlet, said Dave from <b>Grizz’s Forked River Bait & Tackle</b>. Rough weather kept most from fishing the ocean for stripers. Blues were generally around wherever stripers gathered. Nothing was heard about tog fishing, probably because of the weather. Fresh clams, fresh bunker, green crabs and just about all baits are stocked.

<b>Barnegat Light</b>

Surf casters were able to fish despite seas, and they found striped bass fishing slow, giving up small bass 26 to 28 inches, but they wrestled 8- or 10-pound blues today, said Josh from <b>Barnegat Light Bait & Tackle</b>. Clams seemed to gain the most striper strikes, but bunker was probably best if looking for a keeper. Ava jigs could jab a surf catch, although not many sand eels schooled the local wash. Barnegat Bay fishing was productive for stripers at usual spots like behind the Dike, along the sod banks or at Double Creek Channel on clams while anchored or livelined spots while drifting. Probably 70 or 80 anglers lined Barnegat Inlet on Monday when the tog bag limit increased, and lots of the blackfish hovered along the rocks. Spots, eels, fresh bunker, fresh clams and green crabs are stocked.

<b>Beach Haven</b>

The <b>Miss Beach Haven</b>’s weekend trips were weathered out, but the whole boat limited out on blackfish on Monday, great fishing, Capt. Frank said. That was a special trip on the first day when the bag limit increased. The boat is blackfishing 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Special trips will sail for striped bass 6 a.m. to 12 noon on Thanksgiving Day and for blackfish 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Black Friday.

<b>Mystic Island</b>

Ocean fishing was out because of seas, but striped bass were certainly walloped on the bay, said Scott from <b>Scott’s Bait & Tackle</b>. The fishing was odd, though, because action would turn on at specific places while the angling was dead nearby. Like bank anglers at Graveling Point would slam a bite while surf casters at nearby Pebble Beach would catch nothing. Scott’s only guess was that water temps were dropping, causing stripers to bunch up in concentrated schools. Boaters creamed the linesiders on the bay off Graveling on Tuesday morning on incoming tide. One tried for a repeat off Graveling on Tuesday night on incoming, but conditions were poor, and one fish and two bites were scored. Grass and seas were bad at Little Egg Inlet, never clearing up after the storm, so no time was ever good for striper fishing there this week. Ninety-nine percent of the fish were clammed, but bunker sometimes schooled, so if anglers could get bunker, Scott highly recommended the baitfish. Eels sometimes caught the bass. Anglers looked forward to the good jigging and trolling for stripers and blues on the ocean that usually happens at Thanksgiving. Blues were few and far between now, but they usually invade at Thanksgiving. Stripers were already trolled and jigged on the ocean before the seas, but that action usually becomes better than bait fishing at Thanksgiving. Nobody got out for tog since the bag limit increased on Monday, because of seas. But one customer scouted out tog on Sunday on the ocean, saying the fishing was as good as could be. Nobody mentioned white perch fishing. Fresh shucked clams are in healthy supply, but fresh bunker ran out, were difficult to obtain. Eels ran out, but more were ordered. Green crabs are on hand.

<b>Port Republic</b>

Although things were a little slow since the nor’easter, one customer found schooling bunker again on Tuesday, right off the marina, tackling a 38-pound striped bass among them, said Mary Ann from <b>Chestnut Neck Boat Yard</b>. So she guessed the fish were still around, and she heard about a few striper catches at the inlet. White perch could always be located on the Mullica River. The weather was often windy, but anglers hoped the coming weekend would be calmer. Fresh clams, live spots and live eels are stocked.

<b>Absecon</b>

Bunker had been schooling and attracting most striped bass in Great Bay, but now bunker began to appear at Wreck Inlet, and the striper fishing turned on pretty well there, said Curt from <b>Absecon Bay Sportsman Center</b>. Anglers had to find the bunker to find the stripers, either looking for the baitfish or anchoring and sending out bait and waiting for them. Capt. Dave, the shop’s owner, ran a charter at Wreck Inlet on Wednesday that beat four striped bass in the 20-pound class and eight blues 8 to 12 pounds. Dave’s been fishing with live spots or snagged bunker on his charters. Fishing on local waters suffered some because of the last nor’easter, but Great Bay seemed to clean up quicker, and northeasterlies pull the bass to the north side of Great Bay, for some reason. A 17-pound linesider was just weighed in from Great Bay. Boaters on the shallow Great Bay should take caution not to spook the fish with the boat motor or excess noise. That includes not motoring too close to a boat that’s fishing. Be sure to give room. Big bluefish suddenly rumbled down the surf at Brigantine in the past days, and stripers were mixed in. Customers started to buy lots of green crabs for tog fishing, and Curt heard about some caught at Atlantic City’s T-jetty. Curt, who often fishes for white perch, was more involved with stripers lately, but he did get into perch at the mid Mullica River. The shop’s annual Do It All Night Striper Tournament took place during the weekend, postponed a day because of the nor’easter, but the event was a success, and lots of stripers were landed, though fewer than probably should’ve been, because of the lingering weather. An entrant with a 24-pounder won the boat division, and another with a 20.5-pounder won the land division, fishing from the banks at Great Bay. Fresh bunker, fresh clams, live spots, live eels and all the baits are stocked.

<b>Brigantine</b>

Big blues 12 to 14 pounds blitzed the surf heavily from the Brigantine Hotel, where low tide was best, to the island’s north end the last two days, said Capt. Andy from <b>Riptide Bait & Tackle</b>. One customer weighed in a 13-1/2-pounder. Good-sized stripers were among them, probably one striper for every six blues. Anglers who cast far seemed to have the best chance for a striper. Fresh bunker was the most popular bait and arrived at the shop daily. But some used clams. Dave Parker continued to hold first place in the Riptide Striper Derby with a 45-pound 13-ouncer. Kevin Rudd remained in third with a 36-1/2-pounder, the fish to beat to get on the board. The derby, an annual event, lasts through December, and all proceeds are donated to charity. Cash prizes are awarded each month and at the end of the tournament for the biggest fish. The $20 entry in the tournament allows beach buggy access to the entire stretch of Brigantine during the event for those with a Brigantine permit, the only event doing so now. Participants must sign up 24 hours in advance to enter a catch.

<b>Atlantic City</b>

Surf fishing beached striped bass, not a lot, fewer than before the storm, but some, and seas somewhat settled but were still riled up, said Noel from <b>One Stop Bait & Tackle</b>. Fresh bunker and fresh clams grabbed them, and eels also worked, including because eels swam the waters and were also hooked. Off Vermont Avenue, the T-jetty and the Flagship gave up the linesiders. The sharpies definitely toggled in blackfish, but fewer than before the storm, from along the jetties on crabs or clam. Noel saw no bluefish brought to the shop, though people talked about landing them sometimes. The ocean was too rough for boaters to head out. All the baits mentioned and more are stocked.

<b>Longport</b>

After a bang-up job of tog fishing on the boat Monday, when the bag limit increased, Tuesday’s fishing for them was very slow on the daily, open-boat trip, said Capt. Mike from the <b>Stray Cat</b>. Another of the trips might sail today, and if so, he’ll try to give an update that will be posted here later in the day. On Monday the fish were found 12 miles offshore in 90 feet, and refused to bite in shallower waters close to shore. But the blackfish were yet to move offshore, and that was apparent because they continued to be hooked along the sod banks of the bay. Fishing for them was also good at inshore waters at Ocean City Reef on Sunday, when a trip scoped them out before the bag limit increased, and in inshore waters before last week’s storm. Maybe murky waters from the weather had them reluctant to feed. Open-boat trips are running for tog daily, and space is available through the weekend. The crew bills Longport as the Blackfish Capital of the World, and the fishing grounds are relatively unpressured, and the fishing often shows it.  <b>***UPDATE, TODAY:***</b> The anglers on today’s trip nailed tog all day at one wreck 10 miles from shore, the same area fished before. Waters were churned up closer to the coast, and a big heave remained on the ocean, but the swell seemed not to make a difference in the fishing. The mate pelted one of the slipperies that must've weighed 11 or 12 pounds, her first big blackfish of the season. Lots of sea bass also chewed the baits. Spaces are available on open tog trips 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the usual hours, on Black Friday.

<b>Ocean City</b>

The rough ocean and dirty bay, caused by the ocean seas and river runoff from the storm that never cleared up, limited fishing, said Ed from <b>Fin-Atics</b>. The surf was nearly unfishable. A few boaters angled at Great Egg Harbor Inlet, sometimes picking up a striper on clam or bunker. Not a lot of boats made it to the ocean, and little was heard about striper fishing on the bay because of the dirty waters. A few tog were plucked from along some of the bridges. Ocean temps held around 58 to 59 degrees, and that was good, reason for hope that fishing would kick back in when the weather calmed.

<b>Sea Isle City</b>

Striped bass were out there on the ocean, a huge spread of the fish traveling the coast, and the weather to sail was all that was needed, said Capt. Joe Hughes from <b>Jersey Cape Guide Service</b>, affiliated with <b>Gibson’s Tackle</b>. Winds and seas kept him from sailing since the weekend, but he hoped to run again this weekend. A trip Sunday after the storm, covered in the last report, smoked several stripers to 30 inches and some blues to 12 pounds. The trip got a later start in the morning than when the blitz is now “on” the most, first thing in the a.m., but the catches were still picked all day. Joe’s charters often troll for the fish and switch to jigging or fly rodding once a concentration is found. The weather is often a factor at this time of year, but when anglers fish during windows of calm, they can clock some of the best fishing. The angling was still on its way to peaking, and November and December is usually prime time, lasting until Christmas. Striped bass fishing on the bay was probably on the way toward winding down. But Joe turns his efforts toward the ocean when that fishing is going like now.

Boaters could hardly sail because of the weather, but striped bass and blues certainly filled the ocean, if anglers could get out to jig and troll them, and Friday through Sunday should bring calmer conditions, said Wes from <b>Gibson’s Tackle</b>. Small craft advisories for five or six days made boating tough, but a few large vessels fished. One kid on a 38-footer sailed to 5-Fathom Bank in a huge swell, drilling the fish, on Monday. Be aware that striper fishing is closed beyond 3 miles from shore, and none of the bass can be kept there. The shop sold lots of clams and bunker for back-bay fishing for stripers, and Flat Creek was a hot spot. If anglers were going to fish the surf, they could clam or bunker chunk for stripers from the front beaches to the inlets. Few blues ran the suds, but they could always invade for a moment. Plenty of tog hovered from the bay, like at the bridges, to the ocean wrecks.

<b>Wildwood</b>

Little was heard about Delaware Bay’s striped bass fishing in the northeasterly winds, said Capt. Gary from the <b>Adventurer</b>. But trips will probably continue to bunker chunk for the fish there or will go after them on the ocean, depending on wind direction. Fishing becomes a lot about the weather at this time of year. During many years when the ocean becomes cool enough, bluefish school up close to shore, chasing bait, and stripers swim underneath. Then patrons use a bucktail tipped with bait to hook up. When waters cool even more, the anglers use clams in the ocean to cop stripers. The fish follow the clam boats, and a hooked clam dunked behind the vessels will connect. Both charters and open-boat trips had been sailing on the Adventurer, but now charters will probably take over the schedule for the rest of the season.

<b>Cape May</b>

Delaware Bay’s striped bass fishing was on a tear Sunday and Monday but slowed down the next two days, said Capt. T.J. from <b>Legal Limit Charters</b>. Dirty waters likely played a part, and so did east/northeast winds that always hamper the bite, for whatever reasons. Conditions were snotty, like 20- to 25-knot winds, but that’s striper season. Still, a decent number of keepers to 23 pounds and a few throwbacks were creamed on the boat Tuesday at 20-Foot Slough in waters as muddy as could be. The fishing on the boat Wednesday was slower, and a few 15- to 18-pounders and no throwbacks came up, also at 20-Foot Slough. Charters are sailing for stripers, and so are open-boat trips, and see Legal Limit’s Web site for a schedule of the open trips. T.J.’s other boat, docked in Tuckerton, was supposed to striper fish today and go blackfishing on Saturday. Open trips are sailing for the tog from Tuckerton every Saturday when no charter is booked.

Boaters angled striped bass at the sloughs in Delaware Bay like 60-Foot or 20-Foot sloughs, said Nick from <b>Hands Too Bait & Tackle</b>. Seas were rough for striper fishing at the Cape May Rips, but some were able to fish the outer rips like at Overfalls Shoal. Not a lot was dragged from the surf, but a couple of keeper bass were claimed here or there, and some seemed to be banked today, so maybe the fishing was picking up. Tog anglers scored well along the jetties and wrecks. In the back bay stripers could be clammed or in the early mornings could be plugged. Fresh bunker, fresh clams and eels are stocked.

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