The Latest and Most Relevant Fishing Updates You Should Know

Fishing has been a up and down situation now that the spring run is coming to a close. Still some reports of medium to small size blues and keeper size bass being taken mostly on bait. Fluke fishing is getting into full swing now and brown sharks are roaming the surf at night. Crabbing has been up and down in the bay and small to medium size blues are still being caught while keeper fluke remain steady in the BB and BI buoy areas and just inside Barnegat Inlet.... John Yac              

Today is going to be a perfect day for the beach, with the lack of weekend crowds finding your favorite hole shouldn't be much of a problem. The problem will be finding the fish at home! Times like this you want to keep that bait fresh, fish with at least two rods and plug near by with a third. Fluke are still taking front stage with the occasional bass being caught along the surf line and if you try using smaller hooks and smaller baits you open up the possibility for blow fish or even king fish. Crabbing continues to improve out back and from our boats. The fluke bite in the bay has slowed some what both in numbers and in size... John Yac

The great bass and blue fishing we have been enjoying for the past several weeks in the surf has slowed way down. There is still plenty of bait out there but with fewer fish chasing them. The numbers of fluke in the surf are on the rise, and with the new (2) fish at 16" being allowed in Island Beach State Park putting some of those tasty fillets on the table has become somewhat easer. Remember just find the cuts and drop offs in the surf line, present your baits as naturally as possible, and success should follow. Gulp and squid are the two best baits for this type of fishing. Tip your buck tail jigs or fluke rigs with either of these two baits and give it a shot!... John Yac

The blue fish and fluke have center stage along our beaches while some nice keeper bass pulse in and out of the mix. Cut bunker and clams remain the number one and two baits for the blues and bass and every now and then a nice size fluke will fall to a well presented bunker chunk. Buck tail jigs tipped with gulp or squid is the go to rig in the surf for fluke. The bay still has small blues taking poppers and metals and the boats are picking some nice fluke down by the BB and BI. Crabbing is improving daily along our docks and bulkheads... John Yac

Fishing has slowed somewhat but quality fish are still finding their way to the local scales caught by boat and surf anglers. The fluke bite in the bay in the areas of the BB and BI buoys continues. Small blues are taking poppers and metals. Crabbing from our dock and rental boats is ok but no real blitz yet... John Yac