Striped Bass Fishing Reports for New Jersey

New Jersey Striped Bass Fishing

Striped Bass Season

The closed seasons for striped bass are: January 1 through February 28 in all waters except the Atlantic Ocean from 0-3 miles offshore; and April 1 through May 31 in the Delaware River and its tributaries from the Route 1 Bridge in Trenton downstream to and including the Salem River and its tributaries. Any striped bass caught during a closed season must be released immediately. The possession or killing of a striped bass during a closed season is a violation of the law and will result in prosecution.

Also note that fishermen may possess one additional striped bass per day under the Striped Bass Bonus Fish Program subject to the following: 1) the angler must apply for and receive a fish possession card in advance of attempting to take a bonus fish; and 2) the minimum size limit for a striped bass taken under the bonus program is 28 inches. For more information on the bonus program, call 609-748-2020.

Marine Weather Forcasts

ATLANTIC COUNTY

Listed with the site is coordinates in degrees of latitude and longitude.

ATLANTIC CITY JETTIES NORTH & SOUTH								ATLANTIC CITY	39.21	_	74.26
BOAT RAMP								BRIGANTINE	39.25		74.23
BRIGANTINE ISLAND SURF								BRIGANTINE	39.26		74.2
BRIGANTINE SOUTH END BEACH & JETTY								BRIGANTINE	39.23		74.25
EDWARD KLINGENER FISHING PIER								LONGPORT	39.19		74.33
LONGPORT BRIDGE								LONGPORT	39.19		74.32
LONGPORT INLET JETTY								LONGPORT	39.18	-	74.32
MARGATE FISH PIER/THE ANGLER'S CLUB								MARGATE	39.2		74.3
OLD BRIGANTINE BRIDGE								BRIGANTINE	39.23		74.25

LONGPORT A fishing tip from local fishermen who have been enjoying the areas hottest fishing spot, the best fishing is on the western side of the pier, where a depression in the seabed lies approximately 50 to 100 feet west of the bridge.

 

Monmouth County Piers

Pier Location	Water Body
Edward Klingener Fishing Pier Between Somers Point & Longport Off Rte. 152	Broad Thorofare off Great Egg Harbor Bay mostly shallow water
Old Brigantine Bridge Brigantine across Absecon Inlet From Harrah's Marina	Absecon Inlet
Margate Fish Pier The Angler's Club Margate City	Ocean

 

Atlantic City Beaches

Atlantic City G.S. Parkway Exit 40/38-S, 36, 38-N				Brigantine G.S. Parkway Exit 40-S, 36/38-N				Longport G.S. Parkway Exit 36/30-S, 29-N
Margate G.S. Parkway Exit 36-S, 36/29-N 609-822-0424				Somers Point G.S. Parkway Exit 30-S, 29-N				Ventnor G.S. Parkway Exit 36/38-S, 36/29-N

 

MONMOUTH COUNTY

 

ASBURY PARK JETTIES								ASBURY PARK	40.14	_	73.6
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS MUNICIPAL HARBOR								ATLANTIC HILAND	40.25		74.02
BAHRS PIER SEVEN								HIGHLANDS	40.24		73.59
BELMAR MARINE BASIN								BELMAR	40.11		74.02
BRADLEY BEACH SURF								BRADLEY BEACH	40.12		74.01
BULKHEAD								HIGHLANDS	40.24		73.59
KEYPORT FISHING PIER								KEYPORT	40.26		74.12
LONG BRANCH JETTIES								LONG BRANCH	40.18		73.59
MANASQUAN BEACH								MANASQUAN	40.25		74.04
MANASQUAN RIVER INLET								MANASQUAN	40.06		74.02
PENNISULA AVE								SEABRIGHT	40.22		74.58
PHILLIPS AVE BEACH								DEAL	40.15		74.59
SANDY HOOK BANK, SURF,AND JETTIES								SANDY HOOK	40.27		73.59
SEA BRIGHT SEA WALL								SEABRIGHT	40.24		73.58
SEAGIRT BEACH FRONT								SEAGIRT	40.08		74.02
SHARK RIVER INLET								BELMAR	40.11		74.01
SPRING LAKE SURF								SPRING LAKE	40.09		74.01

 

 

Monmouth County Piers

Pier Location	Water Body
Keansburg Fishing Pier Keansburg 732-495-8842	Raritan Bay
Keyport Fishing Pier Keyport	Raritan Bay

Manasquan Reservoir Hybrids

A team from the state Division of Fish and Wildlife Fisheries biologists recently set out to find out what types of fish are in the 720-acre reservoir in Monmouth County's Howell Township.
Armed with electrofishing equipment that introduce electrical current to fish-filled waters. The wattage stuns fish, allowing them to be easily netted, but doesn't harm them.

The 4-billion gallon reservoir, opened 14 years ago, was built by the New Jersey Water Supply Authority.

The Division made sure the builders left plenty of trees intact along the edges of the lake. This "standing timber" is crucial to many forms of wildlife and is particularly good shelter for black crappie.

Even when trees were cut, the reservoir builders cabled them to the ground and left the stumps they are important sources of shelter for all types of fish according to the division.

The state also called for the spreading of small-sized gravel along the reservoir's northern shore. The biologists hoped this would be used for spawning by bass and sunfish.
The state stocked the new reservoir with largemouth and smallmouth bass and tiger muskellunge. They also gave food -- in the form of pre-spawn adult alewife -- for the lake's hybrid striped bass.

The Manasquan Reservoir responded well to Fish and Wildlife's work. Anglers regularly report great days of fishing for bass, crappie, sunfish, trout (in the spring), pickerel, catfish and some huge muskies.

But the electrofishing proved the fishermen weren't making up their reports. "The first night of electrofishing for the Manasquan's inventory report revealed a variety of species," says a Division statement. A 20.5-inch largemouth and a 24.3-inch hybrid striped bass were among the fish netted by the scientists.

More impressive than the reservoir's fish size is its fish variety. The temporarily stunned specimens included all three types of bass, sunfish, black crappie, chain pickerel, white perch, yellow perch, alewife herring and gizzard shad.

Party Boats American Eagle 732-681-6148 Big Marie - SII 732-776-9354 Big Mohawk III 732-681-7812 Captain Cal II 888-30fluke Golden Eagle 732-681-6144 Mi Jo 732-872-0121 Prowler 732-872-7530 Miss Belmar Princess 732-681-0030 Mowhawk Explorer 732-776-6575 Night Hawk 732-681-2539 Sea Tiger 732-872-9231 Sea Fox 732-291-4222 Sea Horse 732-872-1764 Skipper 732-787-0691

Charter Boats Barb Gail II 732-872-1764 Catherine 732-681-6577 Eagle 732-679-2826 Fin Doctor 732-603-0590 Free Spool 732-872- 9108 Jersey Girl 732-291-9021 Jersey Giant 732-237-9757 K Kat 732-935-1708 Lady K 732-449-3494 Little Hawk 732-229-6026 Tide Runner 732-671-0558 Mad Gaffer 732-280-2153 Norma K III 732 899-5491 Phantom 732-291-5688 Ol Salty II 732-493-3797 Rosie R 732-988-7760 Skylarker 732-370-8019 Teachers Pet 732-291-8397

MONMOUTH COUNTY BEACHES

Asbury Park G.S. Parkway Exit 102 S/100A-N Avon-by-the-Sea G.S. Parkway Exit 100B-S Bay Head G.S. Parkway Exit 98-S/90-N Belmar G.S. Parkway Exit 98 Bradley Beach G.S. Parkway Exit 100B-S Brick Township G.S. Parkway Exit 90N/91S Deal G.S. Parkway Exit 105-S, 100A/B-N Highlands G.S. Parkway Exit 117 Island Heights G.S. Parkway Exit 82 Keansburg G.S. Parkway Exit 117-S Lakewood G.S. Parkway Exit 88/91-S, 83/90-N Lavallette G.S. Parkway Exit 82N, 98S											Long Branch G.S. Parkway Exit 105-S Manasquan G.S. Parkway Exit 98-S Ocean Grove G.S. Parkway Exit 100B-S, 100-N Point Pleasant Beach G.S. Parkway Exit 98-S/90-N Sandy Hook G.S. Parkway Exit 117 Sea Bright G.S. Parkway Exit 117,109 Sea Girt G.S. Parkway Exit 98-S Seaside Heights G.S. Parkway Exit 82 Seaside Park G.S. Parkway Exit 82 Spring Lake G.S. Parkway Exit 98 Union Beach G.S. Parkway Exit 117

 

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