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New Jersey Inshore Saltwater Fishing Report 9-27-12


<b>Keyport</b>

Fluke season was winding down, said Capt. Joe Romaniello from <b>Papa’s Angels Charters</b>. The season will close on Saturday, and he had been hearing about good catches of the fish last week. Little was heard this week, and weather was rough. Papa’s had been fluke fishing and will switch to bottom fishing for sea bass and porgies. Bluefish could be in the mix. Open-boat trips are available daily when no charter is booked. Call to reserve. Striped bass trips will begin when striper fishing picks up this season.

<b>Atlantic Highlands</b>

The year’s final fluke trip sailed today on the party boat <b>Fishermen</b>, because of forecasts for 25-knot, southerly winds Friday, Capt. Ron said in an e-mail. “That is not the way I want to go out!” he said. Friday is the final day of fluke season. John Froelich won the season-long fluke pool with a 10.8-pounder. Vinnie Vintastic held the lead for 1 ½ months with an 8-1/2-pounder, heaved aboard in August. Today’s trip had to work, because the boat wouldn’t drift, and was power-drifted to fish rough pieces. “But it was worth it,” Ron said. A 6-3/4-pound fluke was the pool-winner, and a 6-pounder was sacked. “Good action on the shorts and sea bass to finish out the season,” Ron said. The boat will be tied up for a week, “(to wait) on a better showing of stripers,” Ron said. Then daily striped bass trips will begin, and Ron will announce the date as soon as he knows. “Thanks to all my flukers,” he said. “You guys are the best, week in and week out!”

Fishing for fluke was slow aboard, Capt. Tom from the party boat <b>Atlantic Star</b> said. Catches were better on afternoon trips than morning the past couple of days. On some days not even throwbacks bit well. On some afternoons short action was improved and a few keepers were pasted. Fluking was off to a slow start on this morning’s trip, Tom said in a phone call on the outing at 9 o’clock, when he gave this report. The Atlantic Star will fish for fluke through Friday, the final day of fluke season, on two trips daily 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 6 p.m. Starting Saturday, trips will bottom fish for porgies and sea bass during the same hours.

Boaters fishing for fluke “were catching some,” said Jimmy from <b>Julian’s Bait & Tackle</b>. But fluke season will close on Saturday. Bottom-fishers pumped in sea bass and blackfish, good catches of both, though one is the blackfish bag limit. Some trips aimed to catch and release blackfish. Ling remained at the Mudhole. Porgies started to bite fairly well at the reef. Plenty of bluefish and a few striped bass swam the surf. Boaters started to eel stripers. One reported totaling 20 stripers to 25 pounds on a trip Wednesday. Jimmy knew about another who caught them at another channel. Bluefish could be a nuisance for striper anglers. Panfish like spots and kingfish schooled Raritan Bay. Weakfish probably remained in the bay, but the time for them to depart was about now. Crabs could still be trapped on the rivers. The shop is stocking all baits.

<b>Highlands</b>

No trips fished aboard in past days, said Capt. Derek from <b>Fisher Price Charters</b>. But a trip will fluke fish Friday, the final day of fluke season. Open-boat trips will fish for striped bass Saturday and Sunday, probably drifting eels, peanut bunker or worms, maybe chunking clams. Call to climb aboard or to be kept informed about future open trips. Reservations are being taken for fall charters for stripers, bottom fish and blackfish.

Some good sea bass fishing was slugged with Jeff Schweitzer’s party this week on the <b>Hyper Striper</b>, Capt. Pete said in an e-mail. The fish weighed up to 3 pounds, and striped bass fishing turned on a bit. “Hopefully a sign of things to come,” Pete said. The Jeff Ambrose charter limited out on stripers to 18 pounds Wednesday. The Tom Skouletas group this morning limited out on stripers to 17 pounds. The Jeff Sheets charter this week smashed super bluefishing.

Nothing was really doing in the weather, an e-mail from <b>Twin Lights Marina</b> said. But Gene Gramin, the marina’s striped bass sharpie, on his That’s It, sailing from the slips, landed 18 stripers to 20 pounds. All the frozen baits for inshore are stocked, including frozen pints and quarts of clam bellies. Live bunker and clams will be stocked soon. All the offshore baits are carried, including flats of herring, sardines and butterfish. The full-service marina features boat slips and rack storage, ship-store supplies, a full line of bait for inshore and offshore, tackle and a fuel dock, and is located on Shrewsbury River. No bridges before the bay. Convenient, fast access to fishing.

<b>Neptune</b>

Nothing new happened in past days, Capt. Ralph from <b>Last Lady Fishing Charters</b> said. But here’s a report posted as an update Tuesday, in case anyone missed it. From an edited e-mail from Ralph that day: “Going to have one of my favorite meals tonight: swordfish. Had a slow trip at the canyon (Sunday to Monday), but caught a nice sword and one tuna. Lost a few others at night. One was a really big one that pulled the hook not far from the boat, after everyone got a chance to fight it. Weekend fishing was excellent for sea bass. OPEN TRIP SCHEDULE on Last Lady: CANYON, Oct 6-7 and Oct 14-15 (only 2 spots left); SEABASS, Oct 14, season closes after this day until reopening Nov 1-Dec. 31; OFFSHORE COD, Oct. 23 and Nov 12; and BLACKFISH, Nov 18 and 25, more trips will be added when we get closer, white leggers, clams and green crabs provided. On Last Lady II: SEABASS, Oct 2 and 9, Oct. 7, inshore wreck (up to 25 miles, also ling, cod and blackfish), and Oct 14; STRIPERS/BLUES, Oct 16, 23 and 30 and Nov 6 and 13; and BLACKFISH, Nov 16, 20 and 27, more trips will be added, enclosed cabin now, bait supplied.”

<b>Belmar</b>

Fishing for sea bass was good aboard a couple of days, said Capt. Chris from the party boat <b>Big Mohawk</b>, and trips will solely target sea bass and porgies starting Saturday, when fluke season closes. The boat had been fluke fishing, but started to fish for sea bass, fluke and porgies since sea bass season opened Sunday. Only a few fluke chomped. The Big Mohawk is sailing 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Big blues, and false albacore, great catches, were smacked from the ocean on the party boat <b>Miss Belmar Princess</b>. No tuna were in the mix in a while, but previously a few yellowfin tuna were landed aboard. On Wednesday’s trip only blues bit, very good fishing, in waters somewhat green because of rough weather. On Tuesday’s trip lots of false albacore were mixed in. Blues were caught on both day and night trips, and albies showed up during daytime. Blues were mostly 8 to 15 pounds, and 15- to 18-pounders were usually pool-winners. Lots of big albies were in this year. The Miss Belmar Princess is sailing 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily and 7:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The party boat <b>Tropical Adventure</b>, Alan’s other vessel, was docked, after fluke fishing previously. Bottom-fishing trips will begin on the boat in a couple of weeks.

A trip fluke fished on the ocean Saturday on the <b>Katie H</b>, and winds and seas began calm, but ended up like Victory at Sea, Capt. Mike said. Wasn’t a good day, and a bunch of throwbacks and one or two keepers bit. Weathers’s been tough four or five days. Boats headed offshore on overnighters Monday to Tuesday in forecasts for light and variable winds. But forecasts were wrong, and the trips got whacked with relentless winds and seas. However, forecasts look good for Saturday to Sunday, and a trip aboard is slated to steam offshore to the canyons for tuna. Lots of canyon season remains.

Fluke season was coming to a close “with little fanfare,” said Bob from <b>Fisherman’s Den</b> in an e-mail. The season will close Saturday, and weather wasn’t the best, and the fishing was slow. Most fluke anglers had already switched to sea bass or other fish. But bluefishing never let up. Limits of blues were the norm, and false albacore mixed in “(continued) to supply an added pleasure,” Bob said. In the surf and back waters, small striped bass bit in good numbers. Bigger stripers should migrate down to the local coast this fall.

<b>Brielle</b>

On the party boat <b>Jamaica II</b>, fluke fishing on the ocean Monday was “less than stellar,” Capt. Ryan said in an e-mail. The trip covered lots of ground. “Nothing special anywhere,” he said. But sea bass fishing was excellent for a charter Tuesday on the ocean. Many anglers had already limited out by 11 a.m. Sea bass fishing was also good aboard Sunday, opening day of sea bass season. The Jamaica II is fishing for sea bass 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily through the weekend. An extended trip will sail for sea bass 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, and no reservations are needed.

<b>Point Pleasant Beach</b>

Was a challenging month for sailing between weather, but when trips got offshore with <b>Canyon Runner Sport Fishing</b>, tuna fishing was stellar, an e-mail from Canyon Runner said today. The last several overnighters at Hudson Canyon waxed 12 to 18 yellowfin tuna and longfin tuna apiece, plus swordfish and bigeye tuna, with Canyon Runner. The last trips on both of the company’s boats Monday to Tuesday totaled 40 tuna, two swords and more than 70 bites. Up to five bigeyes were caught in a trip this month, for a total of probably 25 or 30 for the season for Canyon Runner. An exact count will be gotten once the captains are back on land. A last-minute open-boat spot is available Saturday on the 48-foot Viking. “So some lucky person is going to get out with us … at the last minute,” the e-mail said. “Hope it’s you.” First come, first served. Call or e-mail to book.

Sea bass fishing was very good Wednesday on the party boat <b>Dauntless</b>, and was good on some days, not as good on others, depending on conditions, Capt. Butch said. But anglers averaged 10 to 15 keepers apiece, and fewer sea bass were throwbacks than Butch expected. Quite a few were throwbacks, but the keeper ratio was 50/50. On Wednesday, most anglers limited out. Conditions were ideal, and the fish never stopped biting. On the previous day, conditions were somewhat tougher, and so was the fishing, but the trip did get sea bass to bite. A few porgies and fluke were mixed in on trips. Anglers will be able to keep fluke until the season for them closes Saturday. Trips fished shallow in 50 to 80 feet, and waters were 68 or 69 degrees. Butch would like to see waters cool a bit, so more porgies show up. A handful of porgies were around. The Dauntless is bottom-fishing 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.

Fishing for fluke was “kind of mediocre,” said Chuck from <b>Gates Bait & Tackle</b>. Catches seemed to slow everywhere from Manasquan Inlet to the ocean, but might’ve improved for ocean boaters Wednesday. Fluke season will close on Saturday. Surf anglers beached striped bass and blues throughout the day, but best in early mornings and toward dusk. Stripers caught seemed to be getting bigger. During daylight, most of the bass were hooked on lures like Bombers or rubber shads, if blues tearing up the shads weren’t a problem. During night, the bass anglers fished with clams or needlefish lures. More and more stripers seemed to be angled from Point Pleasant Canal, mostly at night to early mornings. Blues raced the canal. Fishing for big blues was super on ocean boats. The grounds include the Gates Motel, popular with anglers. The store and motel are within walking distance of the charter and party boat fleet, Manasquan Inlet and the surf. <b>***THIS TACKLE SHOP IS FOR SALE! CALL: 732-899-5760.***</b>

<b>Toms River</b>

Blowfish gathered around the BI and BB markers in Barnegat Bay, said Jeff from <b>Murphy’s Hook House</b>. Spots, croakers and sometimes fluke came from the bay. A few weakfish were Fin-S Fished at Berkeley Island Park in evenings. A few were taken at Pelican Island Bridge on livelined spots. Sometimes blues and striped bass were lifted from Oyster Creek. The surf harbored lots of 3-pound blues, a few fluke, kingfish, spots and puffers. Occasional striped bass were dragged from the surf in early mornings and late evenings. Fluke fishing on the ocean sounded slow. Nothing was heard about sea bass.

<b>Seaside Heights</b>

Mullet, lots, schooled the surf, and various-sized blues chased them, said John from <b>The Dock Outfitters</b>. That was the predominant action from the surf. But striped bass began to be belted from the surf in mornings and at dusk on swimming or popping plugs. Some were throwbacks, but some were 28- to 31-inch keepers. In Barnegat Bay, plenty of blowfish loitered around the BI and BB markers. Snapper blues schooled the bay. From the shop’s docks, mostly small blowfish nipped. But occasional spots were hooked, and a few kingfish remained. Crabbing was very slow from the docks. The store rents different types of boats for fishing, crabbing and cruising, and features the full supply of bait and tackle, a free pier for fishing and crabbing, and more.

<b>Forked River</b>

Most customers boated for blowfish that filled Barnegat Bay, said Grizz from <b>Grizz’s Forked River Bait & Tackle</b>. Weakfish were decked here and there from the bay, and other fish like spots were swung in from the waters. A few striped bass were heard about from the surf.

<b>Barnegat Light</b>

Blowfish, plenty, were bailed from Barnegat Bay, said Vince Sr. from <b>Bobbie’s Boat Rentals</b>. Bluefish swam everywhere from the ocean to Barnegat Inlet to the bay. Weakfish were still caught from the bay, and bigger and bigger ones appeared. Fluke were still tugged from the bay. Sea bass from the bay were bigger now. Nobody really crabbed, but clamming was good on the bay. Customers clammed today, all limiting out. Live spots are stocked. So are live grass shrimp, but shrimp should be ordered ahead. Bobbie’s rents boats and kayaks, including for fishing, crabbing and clamming, is known for bait selection, and features a tackle shop and a fuel dock.

<b>Barnegat</b>

<b>***Update, Friday, 9/28:***</b> From an edited e-mail from Capt. Dave DeGennaro from the <b>Hi Flier</b>: “They revamped the marine weather forecast for Saturday and Sunday to some light velocity winds from a very favorable angle. I will be running open-boat trips Saturday and Sunday (offshore). Saturday we’ll run to Barnegat Ridge for albacore and any other blue-water species we can find – i.e. bonita, skipjack, bluefin tuna or mahi. I plan on trolling and bait fishing with light tackle. Sunday we’ll set our sights for the Mud Hole, where there’ve been good reports of school bluefin tuna and mahi, along with false albacore. All good-fighting fish and some good table fare, with the tuna and mahi in the mix. Trolling and bait fishing on this trip, as well. Three-person maximum. All fish are shared. 6 AM to 2 PM each day. If the ocean is flat, I might set a course for the Mud Hole on Saturday, as well. If we wind up at Barnegat Ridge and have a good day Saturday, I will be back there Sunday, depending on what I hear from the boats who fish the Mud Hole. This will be a work in progress, dictated by sea condition, and the latest reports I can get, right up until we break the inlet. If you are interested in either day, please call me, don't e-mail, as I will not be on the computer. Look forward to seeing you on board.”

<b>Surf City</b>

Mostly tailor blues were beaten from the surf, said Bruce from <b>Surf City Bait & Tackle</b>. Most were hooked on mullet on mullet rigs. The mullet migration was starting to end in the surf. Very few striped bass were hung from the surf. An occasional one was angled from the Barnegat Inlet jetty, and sometimes a bass was banked from the beach. But none was a migrator that will hit the waters this fall. Kingfishing was slowing down in the surf, but a few were plucked on Fishbites or bloodworms. Some spots came from the surf. Nothing was heard about fluke, and that didn’t mean none was around. But Bruce hooked none from the shore. In the bay, weakfish were sometimes nabbed under the big bridge. A few small black drum swam the bay. Keep up with the news in <a href="http://www.surfcitybaitandtackle.com/" target="_blank">Surf City Bait & Tackle’s fishing reports</a> on the shop’s Web site. Or keep in touch on <a href=" http://www.facebook.com/pages/Surf-City-Bait-and-Tackle/207533229268619
" target="_blank">Surf City Bait & Tackle’s Facebook page</a>.

<b>Tuckerton</b>

On the ocean sea bass fishing was good with <b>Legal Limit Charters</b>, Capt. T.J. said. “If you want to get the snot kicked out of you,” he joked. Weather was nasty. But a trip piled up sea bass Sunday. Charters and <a href=" http://www.legallimitcharters.com/open-boat.php" target="_blank">open-boat trips</a> are fishing.

<b>Mystic Island</b>

The summer flounder fishery never happened that anglers expected this month, and weather was terrible, said Scott from <b>Scott’s Bait & Tackle</b>. That included this week, and forecasts for winds looked calm for a shot at the fishing this morning, but a rainstorm rolled in. Forecasts for Friday, the final day of flounder season, look rough. But the bay is loaded with small fish like it’s been. Plenty of kingfish and blowfish roamed around. Spots swam, and plenty of baits and supplies are stocked to catch them for bait. Boaters got into good catches of blowfish at the 110 marker along the Intracoastal Waterway. But they had to chum heavily. Weakfish swam the bay, but boaters had to search them out. The last time anglers had weather to fish, they banked weaks, blues and striped bass at Graveling Point. The fish probably remained now. Small stripers mostly 8 to 24 inches held there, at the mouth of Mullica River. Nobody reported sailing the ocean for sea bass in the weather, since sea bass season opened Sunday. Nobody reported blackfishing. Little was heard about crabbing. Someone said crabs were still caught. “But what’s that mean?” Scott asked. Fresh, shucked clams, bloodworms, green crabs, minnows and live spots are stocked.

<b>Absecon</b>

Fishing was in a “holding pattern,” Capt. Dave from <b>Absecon Bay Sportsman Center</b> guessed, he said. Strong, southerly winds blew, and nothing was heard about summer flounder in past days. Weakfishing was very good along the Intracoastal Waterway, though few anglers fished. Spots remained in the bay, and some were big enough to eat, but striped bass could mouth them. Catching spots to keep in the livewell was drawing near an end for bait for the coming striper migration. Striper fishing was good at night in the bay, though anglers were reluctant to talk about it. Stories were heard about stripers busting on mullet. Daytime striper fishing will take a while to get going. But fall fishing should begin to break loose in a couple of weeks. Dave was yet to score a great day netting mullet in the surf, and the baitfish remained in the back waters. He tried for mullet today in the surf, but plenty swam Absecon Creek, and he probably should have stayed there. Kingfish seemed in the surf, and he saw one caught while he tried for mullet, and only a couple of anglers fished, and tide was low. Lots of anglers white perched fish on brackish rivers, and the fishing was good. That was a big thing. Anglers will become more interested in blackfish, because flounder season will close on Saturday. Sea bass can fished for at the ocean wrecks, since sea bass season opened Sunday. Live spots, mullet and peanut bunker are stocked. The supply of shedder crabs is about finished for the year. Dave doesn’t freeze shedders to keep, because of lack of demand.

<b>Brigantine</b>

Surf fishing remained the same, and the striped bass migration this fall will be the next big change, said Capt. Andy from <b>Riptide Bait & Tackle</b>. Bluefish and kingfish were bigger than before in the surf. Spots kept swimming the waters. Fresh clams will be stocked this weekend. Riptide’s annual Striped Bass Derby is under way, awarding cash prizes for the biggest stripers beached from Brigantine’s surf, until December 23. Weekly and monthly prizes are also awarded, and entry is only $20. What’s more, with a Brigantine beach buggy permit, entry allows anglers to drive the entire Brigantine beach, unlike the permit alone.

<b>Atlantic City</b>

Fishing on foot at Absecon Inlet cranked in weakfish, blackfish, blues, kingfish, spots, striped bass and black drum, said Noel from <b>One Stop Bait & Tackle</b>. Someone landed a 45-pound drum that surprisingly swiped a pink Zoom lure while anglers fished  for weakfish at night. Drum are usually caught on bait. A 14-inch kingfish was checked in, and other sizeable kings were known about. The stripers were zonked at night on plugs, cut bait like mullet or clams. Lots of mullet crammed waters. Bait also included plenty of bunker, growing bigger than peanuts, some herring and smaller fish like spearing. One Stop opened a second store at Gardner’s Basin at 800 North New Hampshire Avenue. The original, remaining open, is at 416 Atlantic Avenue.

<b>Margate</b>

Not much was doing with fishing during the weekend on the party boat <b>Keeper</b>, Capt. John said. But strong winds were difficult. Trips are slated to fish 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, and afterward the boat will be on break through winter. The vessel fishes the back bay for summer flounder, and flounder season will close on Saturday. Trips fished weekends this month, after fishing daily previously. On the boat two weekends ago, a few flounder and a mix of fish like kingfish, blues and porgies were yanked in. The fare is only $25 per adult, $20 for seniors and $16 for kids.

<b>Ocean City</b>

Lots of small bluefish ran the surf and back bay, said Ed from <b>Fin-Atics</b>. Spots and kingfish swam the surf, and a few striped bass, younger, non-migrating, smaller fish, held in the surf and bay. But winds and a swell on the ocean weren’t great for fishing. Weakfish were picked in the bay. When boaters could reach the ocean, weaks were found from 25-foot depths to deeper, depending on the day. Croakers and blues hovered with them. Nothing was heard about summer flounder or sea bass. Weather kept small boats from reaching the ocean to sail for them. Yellowfin tuna fishing was very good at Carteret Canyon on the chunk at night and on the troll during day, the last Ed heard. Again, not a lot of boaters were able to sail there.

<b>Sea Isle City</b>

Striped bass fishing seemed to pick up in the tide the last days, and with all the bait around, said Mike from <b>Sea Isle Bait & Tackle</b>. Five or six anglers came off the beach this morning, saying striper fishing was great, around false light to 7 a.m. The fish bit on all different things, including top-water lures, swimming plugs, Fin-S Fish and bucktails. Anglers had fished the Fin-S and bucktails for weakfish, and did catch weaks, but stripers also grabbed them. Plenty of spots remained in the surf. Stripers were snatched from the back bay in evenings and at night under lights. Quite a few bluefish schooled the inlets, though winds were brutal. Summer flounder and weakfish were mixed in. Nothing was heard about the ocean, like about sea bass fishing, in the weather. The local party boat was kept docked. 

<b>Wildwood</b>

Wasn’t much business in the weather, said Brian from <b>Canal Side Boat Rentals</b>. But fishing probably remained the same as before. Previously the shop reported that snapper blues and small sea bass filled the back bay, and striped bass began to show up at different waters. A buddy pulled in some from the sounds, and some swam the canal, and some were hooked right off the inlet at North Wildwood. Weakfish, not a lot, but some, were around in the bay, the report said last week. Good catches of blueclaw crabs were sometimes made, but that wasn’t consistent, when rental boaters crabbed before this week’s weather. Canal Side will be open through the second weekend of October. Then the shop will be closed for a break through winter. The rental boats are available, and a large supply of baits is stocked. Minnows are only $5 a pint, the best price on the island, Mike from the shop said in a previous report. Baits carried also include Gulps, frozen, chopped shedder crabs in brine, all the different squids, including colored and scented squid strips, tube squid and trolling squid, and frozen sand eels, herring, whole mackerel, mackerel fillets and salted clams in quarts and pints. Crabs for eating are $22 per dozen for No. 1’s and $12 per dozen for No. 2’s. Check out <a href="http://www.canalsideboatrentals.com" target="_blank">Canal Side’s Web site</a>.

<b>Cape May</b>

The party boat <b>Porgy IV</b> began fishing for a  mix of sea bass, summer flounder and a variety of other fish like porgies and blues, since sea bass season opened Sunday, Capt. Paul said. Starting this Saturday, when flounder season closes, trips will target sea bass and the mix of other fish. Previously the boat fished for flounder, but only a few flounder bit. Flounder will gather someplace like the reefs later this season, but seemed scattered since the rougher weather began with the change of seasons. When flounder fishing, the boat would usually be drifted at the wrecks, rocks and reefs this time of year. But winds blew so hard that trips began anchoring when sea bass season opened. Winds blew often, and Wednesday’s trip stayed docked because of the blow. Lots of small fish were around. One angler on Sunday totaled 20 keeper sea bass, and another on Tuesday grabbed 15. Nobody limited out on sea bass, but a few keepers were around, and most anglers tackled a few for dinner. One angler landed 30 or 35 flounder, including one keeper. The boat will keep fishing for sea bass until sea bass season closes a moment on October 15. Sea bass season will reopen November 1 through December 31, but the boat after October 14 will probably fish for striped bass and blues, if the migration arrives in the ocean. Mid October is probably early for the migration to arrive, and if so, the boat might be tied up until the run begins. Stripers were currently active in the back bays, canals and creeks. The Porgy IV is fishing 8 a.m. daily.

Lots of fish were around, said Nick from <b>Hands Too Bait & Tackle</b>. He joined a trip on the Intracoastal Waterway that Sabiki-jigged spots, livelined the spots and caught good-sized weakfish and some summer flounder. Striped bass swam the back bay. Lots of tailor blues to 4 pounds popped into the surf. Mullet schooled the surf, and blackfish held along the jetties. Delaware Bay was very clean, and good fishing for weakfish, croakers and a few summer flounder will probably happen there. Not much was heard about offshore in winds. Fresh clams, fresh mullet, bloodworms and minnows are stocked. Offshore baits include flats of butterfish and sardines and trolling ballyhoos and squid.

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