Anglers fished the West Deptford and National Park sections of the Delaware River to hook into stripers to 27 inches, said John from
Big Timber Bait & Tackle in Brooklawn. Bloodworms hung up to a half-dozen bass a day for them. Big channel catfish hauled off with baits, sometimes breaking lines, in the Big D, especially in the Camden area. So bring heavier gear to land them. Woodbury Lake doled out decent largemouth fishing, but more consistent bassing got found at Newton Lake and Grenwich Lake. Float live shiners under a bobber for a hook-up.
A decent crappie feed went down in Grenloch Lake, said Ed from
Creek Keepers in Blackwood. They ate up small shiners fished under floats. Pretty fair largemouth bass fishing was scored at Collins Lakes, and shiners also did the trick for them. News from Lake Worth was quiet lately, but pickerel should start feeding again this week, as the waters clear up after the rains.
Local lakes rebounded well from the dumping rains, said Lou from Sportsman’s Outpost in Williamstown. Ten-year-old Bailey Esslinger landed his first-ever largemouth bass, a 3-pound 19-incher to boot, from Alcyon Lake on a shiner. Two customers teamed up for a freshwater grand slam at Hammonton Lake, bailing a mix of pickerel, largemouth bass, trout and yellow perch on shiners and fatheads.
The transition from summer to fall fishing was here, said Steve from Blackwater Sports Center in Vineland. Parvin’s Lake was a solid wager for largemouth bass to 2 pounds that grabbed Senkos and Shaky Heads. Bigger bucketmouths to 4 pounds could be taken from Davis Mill Pond, and drop-shot rigs worked well. Both largemouth and smallmouth bass were on the bite in the Millville section of the Maurice River, and top-waters such as Spro and River to Sea poppers fooled both.
It was a wild striped bass frenzy on the Maurice River! said Ki from
Huck’s Place in Millville. The linesiders seemed to invade after the torrid nort’easter, and a bunch of schoolies inhaled bloodworms and live peanut bunker on the higher tides. Some were even keeper-sized, 29 to 30 inches. The next few weeks should really bust wide open on the striper front, Ki said.
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