Archive for November 2014

Hudson River Tournament Day. Seaside Park will be buzzing with hopeful anglers braving the morning chill in hope of a winning fish. Large schools of bait remain just out of casting range with hungry bass on their heels. The bite from the beach is still clams, cut bunker and swimming plugs in that order. Night…

Another banner day yesterday for the boat guys, but what else is new? As frustrating as this may be for us surf jockeys, the one ray of hope from all this, is the fact that a least there is quality fish just out of our casting range. So for now we have to be content with a pick…

The lions share of bass are still being taken in the dark on clams, cut bunker and swimming plugs. Most of your favorite spots are producing so there is really no one or two locations you must be at. Daytime is a different matter altogether and finding the schools of bait is definitely the key. Thank…

The party goes on just out of our reach of the shore bound angler as usual. Surf anglers from Lavallette to Seaside Park yesterday stood and watched boat anglers take fish while there rods remained silent. There is plenty of bait just off shore but for surf bound anglers it’s just out of reach. The bite…

A huge, “Thank you for your service” to all my fellow veterans today, for without them the freedoms we enjoy and sometimes take for granted in this great country of ours would not exist! “Land of the free because of the brave”. The weather remains great, a few more bass would be nice, but there…

Things have slowed down a bit from the hot in close action shore bound anglers have been enjoying. Still plenty of bait around from peanut bunker to full size bunker with clouds of rain fish coming and going. The important thing to remember when there is several different baits around is to match the hatch!…

The north jetty at Island Beach Park is finely open to fishing! One of the premier fishing spots in IBSP is now available to shore bound anglers. A couple of extra layers of clothing won’t hurt today before heading to the beach. There is still plenty of bait around and large blues and striped bass are still…

You can add some slammer blues to the list of big boys hitting the beach. Blue fish in the 10 lb plus range were mixed in with the bass chasing those schools of bunker yesterday. The majority of action has been on bunker and the snag and drop method is still your best bet when…

A nice body of good size bass moved in along our beaches yesterday, they were hot on the trail of a school of full size bunker and gave shore bound anglers a shot at what boat fisherman take for granted. Big popping plugs and swimmers took their share of fish but the number one method by…

Well we’re finally up and running once again, hope they got all the bugs out this time. Yesterday we had some quality fish hit the beach in IBSP. The fish were in the 20 lb class and were taken on the snag and drop method. There were large schools of peanut to full size bunker…