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FISHING REPORT

Fri May 25th

Foggy again tonight.

If you did not mind the fog today the best area for flukewas from 136 to 139. There are small blues in the bay up to 3 pounds.

Therewere somebunker today but not many fish with them. Best bet if you are trying to catch dinner is try for sea bass which opened last Sat. There are some nice sized ones being caught.

The surf was on the quiet with a few blues some large dogfish and a handful of stripers.

We are sorry that as of right now we do not have any surf clams in the shell but we do have fresh shucked surf clams.We are hoping for more clams tomorrow

The clear morning has turned into the fog being in and out. Some small boaters in the bay have come back into dock because of conditions.The wind is more from the ENE.

Once again some good reports from the surf last night from bass at 22 inches to 36 on clams and bunker. Reports of some big doggies giving people a good time.

Bob Mohr had a good week while here with 2 more bass on clams last night with the biggest at 28 inches. Thanks for the report Bob and we will see you in a few weeks.

Warm morning.

At 4:20 it is 66 degrees out and the ocean is a warm 65 degrees. There is a lite SE wind.

Once again yesterday the thunderstorms stayed inland and there was no rain here on the south end.

As we start this long holiday weekend we want to wish everybody a safe one.

We are open today from 5:30 to 9 and we do have fresh bunker.

I pride myself in keeping my website up to date on what fresh baits we have and to what is going on in the fishing front and other fishing related items such as law changes. When I post we have fresh bunker we have it. When the bunker sign is out at the store we have it. We are not waiting for it-- it is here. It amazes me when people come in and say you have fresh bunker? and I tell them yes and they tell me no one else does. Well we are no one else and when we have it our bunker sign is displayed. We know how important fresh bunker is to surf and boat fisherman this time of the year so come and get it.

Thurs May 24th

We are open from 6 am to 7:30 pm today.

Jack's first bass of the year. This one doesn't make the Simply Bassing board but it does make it to the dinner table. Jack caught this 11-12 bass on fresh bunker after the change of the tide

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Cloudy morning with an air temp of 63. The ocean is 63 also and we have a light wind from the ENE.

Fresh bunker came in late afternoon yesterday.

More catches from the surf today with a 30 pounder caught on bunker in Ship Bottom and Kevin the barber had 2 bass 30 and 34 inches along with a bluefish on clams in Beach Haven Park.

Much improvement on the surf with the grass and less weight in the size of your sinker.

This week is the time when we traditionally see larger stripers coming from the beach and from our inlet. So far not much bunker has been on the south end but that could change at any time.

Reports of bass to 32 inches today from our beach and reports of larger fish from south of us and to the north. If you could see to take your boat out there were some bass off of IBSP today.

From the looks of the traffic last night it seems like some people are taking a long weekend.

The island is in its summer mode with the traffic light being turned on this week and the speed limit being lowered. They have also been working on some of the rough road surfaces from all the construction.

The fog stayed with us most of the day making visibilities for boaters were hard. We had reports from some small boats fishing in the bay with catching small bluefish. Most did not want to wander to far because of the fog. Miss Beach Haven and the Carol Anne both did go out today and caught seabass. Miss Beach Haven was tagging and releasing today and I understand they had sea bass to 21 inches. Anglers we spoke too said it was fishable but big swells.

Wed May 23rd

Our bunker man informs us that we will have bunker. When we open at 6 am tomorrow it will be available.

Foggy Morning!

It was a beautiful thing last night ---- yes I saw the sunset. With all the cloudiness and showers that we have had it has been missing.

Foggy morning with no wind. It is 61 and the ocean is 62.

The weather men keep calling it unsettled but we need the swells to settle down so the clam boats and the bunker boat can get out in the ocean to work. Not only that I can hear the sea bass and stripers calling you to go feed them.

Gnats was another word I heard alot yesterday so take your bug stuff with you.

The grass cleaned itself up fairly good yesterday on the surf were there were some bass and bluefish caught thru out the day.

We are open till 2:30 today and starting tomorrow we will be on holiday hours.

Overnight reports are of Bob Mohr with a 33 inch bass caught on clams at 7:45 last night. We also have been told there was no grass and some small bluefish caught at dark.

Tues May 22nd

We are stuck in a rut trying to climb out of this weather system.

From the looks of the weather map everybody seems to have this problem it just seems that showers can hit you at anytime.

It is warmer today than yesterday and the winds are not as strong. It is 60 this morning and we have a NNE wind at 4. The ocean is 61 and we have some spotty fog. Once again small craft warnings for seas.

Yesterday surf conditions improved as far as the current but there was some grass. There were some fish around high tide.

Here are some fish from the Curtis Family that they caught yesterday on bunker. Troy christened his new Penn Battle with his bluefish.

Andrew had a great time with the great size for eating bluefish in the bay last night. His dozen fish weighed in at about 14 pounds. After he lost his metal he fed them his gulp. He was fishing in his boat off of Spray Beach. Now he is off to fillet them for dinner and hopes he can catch more tonight.

This Saturday is the Beach Haven Marlin Tuna's LBI Cup. This tournament is open to all fisherman. For more detail click on cup.

Mon May 21st

Traffic lights are on and we have a off and on again rain.

We have heard of one bass this morning taken near the store at high tide.Conditions on the surf are not as bad as yesterday it is just that you will get wet today where ever you go fishing,

Here is a picture of Wayne and his Sheepshead that he caught on Saturday.

It is 58 degrees this morning and we have a ENE wind at 7. Some heavy rain woke me up at about 2 and there is a chance of showers today.

The sunshine that we had early morning gave way to cloudiness the rest of the day yesterday and it looks like more of the same for a few days or at least till these fronts move out of here. It sounds like not that far inland it was warm and sunny but we all know had the northeast wind effects conditions here at the shore. Hopefully by the weekend the weather will straighten out and the swells will be out of here so boaters can get their chance at these nice sea bass that they had been releasing.

Traffic light are to go on today and we sure did need them over the weekend with the amount of traffic here on the island. If you need to make a left turn to get out of your street you were better off to make a right and go you could make a left around the block.

Surf conditions are a heavy current with anglers using 8 and 10 ounces to barely hold but some fish were caught. We know of 3 bass up to 33 inchs caught around 7 am yesterday with the largest being caught on clams in the Spray Beach area, one fish on bunker of 30 inches in Ship Bottom and one of 30 inches caught on bunker in Holgate. The Holgate fish was caught by a family who"s son just graduated from Penn State and caught his first bass in the family that have been trying for 20 years for one. Thank you to the Watson' s for sending these folks our way.

We have quite a few vacationers here with us the week before the holiday. If you can not fish the beach the younger generation has informed us that they are having some fantastic crabbing now on the bayside. Besides the crabs there are some 16 -19 inch bluefish being caught on small poppers and metals.

Sun May 20th

There is a lot of activity in town today and dispite the wind some activity on the beach last night.

Kenny N had a 37 inch bass that went home for dinner.He did not enter it into Simply Bassing because he know there will be bigger ones caught.
Bob was only there for 10 minuteslast night before he got this 10 pound bass on bunker.

Baltimore scores!

Luke on the right with his 10 pound+ bluefish that he caught on bunker. Luke also was there 10 minutes before he caught his fish.

Unbelievable! The first named storm of the year has been named already and right off the Carolina coast.

What a strange year this has been. A warm March with some early bass but now in my opinion it is not up to what in normally is at this time in the year. They say this storm is not going to be much but maybe it will do something to improve the striper fishing in this area.

I maybe spoiled but usually by this time in May I can go to the beach and catch a few stripers in the evening when the tides are right and right now that is not happening here and from what I hear not anywhere near us. It certainly is not for the lack of try because I know you are!

Disappointed was the word for Sea Bass fisherman yesterday. Not a great way to start the season and the weather does not sound great for the next few days for you. I know some of the northern boats (Point Pleasant area) did go and did catch. We know when you get the chance there are some nice fish waiting for you.

Sat May 19th

He works hard for a living so we will have fresh bunker later on this afternoon.

The low pressure off the Carolinas is causing a strong current. For the most part the ocean is not rough (at this time)but it has a swell to it. Anglers mid island saythey can hold with 6s where as towards Holgate 8 were not holding.

Chilly start to the day. The water temp this morning is 60 and we have a N wind at 8.

James Ryon (left) entered his 32-10 striper in this morning for the On The Water Contest. He also had a 28 pound bass while trolling the white water this morning on Bob Donat's (right) boat Donuts. Mike Denitz was also on board this morning.

Unusually catch today by Wayne Tidswell with a 5 pound sheepshead from the surf on clams.

Black sea bass season opens today but we have small craft warnings in effect. Sometime I think Mother Nature does that to us just to protect their fish.

There were some real nice fluke caught in the back bays yesterday. I don't remember seeing such nice fish this early last year from the bay. I have not hear of to man in our bay but Great Bay and further south have been good. More and more small bluefish are showing also around the fish factory.

Incoming tide this morning for you surf casters.

Good luck all have a nice day.

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Fri May 18th

Black Sea Bass to open in Federal waters May 19th with NJ State waters!

This morning the winds are from the NE at 4 and it is 57 degrees. The water is 59.

At 10:30 am the wind has picked up from the northeast and is blowing from 8-15. There is no problem holding bottom for the guys surf fishing.

Tom brought this 12 pound bass in this morning. This fish was caught last night before dark on bunker. They also had some large dogfish.

Albert caught his 38 inch bass this morning on clams at the beginning of the outgoing tide.

We have Tony Maja bunker spoon rods back in stock along with bunker spoons from Maja and Montauk Striper's spoons.

We are open tonight until 8 pm.

Thurs May 17th

A few of the traffic light have been turned on in Beach Haven. There is a Wine Festival in town this weekend.

We started the morning with a NNW and now the wind has switched to the ENE. You may need a little heavier sinker to hold but I expect there will be more fish on this incoming tide tonight like there was last night.

There are now 7 places filled in Simply Bassing so just one more to fill the top 8 and the completion will begin.

Leave it to the old timers to find the little bluefish in the bay. Our Pal ( Harry and Jerry)used techniques that worked 30 years ago and still do. Troll some small rebels ***okay for those of you that don't know what they are they are todays, red fins and bombers. Small bucktails and kastmasters work well too trolled slow with a small piece of wire and put those lines back so you don't scare the fish. If you can get them on top then cast your kastmasters or small metals and have a ball. They had 6 of these 16-19 inch bluefish in the middle grounds an hour before low tide. They had no birds with these fish.

Low tide at the Lighthouse had anglers catching some 5 pound bluefish on metal at low tide. It was a good time for a while and then the birds and fish headed over towards IBSP.

Change in the wind this morning with a NNW at 14. The water is 57 and the air temp is 60.

Wed May 16th

The fog this morning kept many boaters home but it is mornings like this that are usually very good for the surf fisherman. So far we have seen Rocky that caught a 30 inch bass right at day break which was high tide.

This weekend we have tides that you will have high for morning and evening for the surfcasting fisherman. I hope to see a few more bass hit the Simply Bassing scale.

Sea Bass open on Sat. but still as of today you have to stay in state waters until the 22.

The slime has clean up some around the docks so now at least the crabs can see to get into the crab hotels. Crabbing on the mainland side of the bay in the lagoons is good. An over night report on this side of the bay was a lot of females with eggs but he ended up with a dozen keepers that were 5 inches.

FOGGY!!!!

Warm this morning at 60 and a south wind at 5. The ocean is also 60.

Tues May 15th

You can tell summer is coming. The speed limits have been lowered and the traffic lights will go on May 21st.

More of your favorite restaurants will be opening this weekend.

Long Beach Township and Beach Haven beach are closed to vehicles and Ship Bottom and Surf City will be closing on Saturday.

Our hours will be changing for Fridays, Saturday and Sundays.

It did not take to long for the rain to get here this morning and it did rain hard at times. It did keep people from fishing this morning but after it cleared we did hear of a few bass caught from the surf. By closing time I did not hear of any boat fish but as nice as it got late afternoon I would not be surprised if a few people fished after work as that afternoon bite has been good lately for boaters off of IBSP.

I had expected to wake up to heavy rain this morning but so far not yet here at the beach. The wind is from the SSE at 8 and is suppose to gust to 20 today with some rain. It is 60 degrees on land and water.

It was nice to see that push of fish yesterday. I don't know if it was the barometer or what but we will take it. In addition to the bass on the surf there were a few bluefish and some large dogfish.

The yaks once again and boaters had another great day but still to the north of Barnegat Light.

Mon May 14th

There are now 6 fish entered into Simply Bassing with 4 of them over 20 pounds.For updates on this tournament go to our Simply Bassing page.

Looks like we have a little push of fish here today. Striper dinner tonight in this household. Jim had this 32 inch 11 pounder on bunker. Yesterday Kathy had a 17.5 inch fluke on bunker so she caught yesterdays dinner.

What a day for Pam and Robert. These 4 bass were caught on the incoming tide in Spray Beach on bunker and clams. They went from 28 to 35 inches with the smallest weighing 8.5 pounds.

Bob had to come from Delaware to catch this 19 pounder this morning on clams. This is one of 2 bass his group had.

Fresh bunker will be available when we open at 6 this am as it came in last night.

I hope everyone had a Happy Mothers day and what a beauty of a day it was.

Things still not have picked up fishing wise like I would have expected to for the surf fisherman at this time of the year. A lot of surf casters like to fish early in the day and the tides were not the greatest this past weekend. The bass that we saw were getting larger and we did hear of a few small bluefish caught also along with some big sand sharks. From what I read of other places and there surf fishing reports there is not any place that is red hot right now so it is not just here.

Bunker once again off IBSP so if you are a boater and today if you had a kayak you could snag and drop and catch a bass.

Weather front have always been good for fishing and we have one that is going to be moving thru so maybe it will do something for fishing today. Tuesday is predicted to be a rainy one.

Sun May 13th

There were a lot of busy restaurants here last night and I am sure they will be for breakfast this morning also for this Mothers Day. I know that you are not all mothers that are reading this but I know you all had a mother. We would like to wish all the Mothers a very Happy Mothers Day.

Paul Murphy with his 23 pound bass that he caught this morning on clams in Holgate.

Silver bunker spoon worked yesterday for this 50 inch 44 pound bass caught by Ralph and crew off of IBSP bathing beach.

Sat May 12th

Beautiful day and a few offshore boats ran off and yes the first tuna have hit the dock.

Boats headed out LE inlet had to head north to find bass to 40 pounds. IBSP and north was the better catching. Bunker spoons and there were some caught by snag and drop today.

So far today we have heard of a couple of bass on this high tide. I hope it is not a case of hiding the fish on the weekend.

If your fishing the bay you need to go down toward the inlet to get away from the slime.

New Simply Bassing leader John P. 31-1

Nice day ahead. It is 54 degrees at 5:30 and the ocean is 57. We have a west wind under 5.

Have a good day and see if you can catch a fish for Mother's Day dinner of take your mother fishing.

With this nice weather today there should be a lot of anglers hitting the beach or boating. There are some stripers and fluke around. For the boaters it has been a long ride above IBSP for the better striper fishing but we do have fluke in the bay with the clam stakes area being good. There are some bluefishing showing in the inlet and around Graveling point. With more boaters fishing today maybe they will find some bass on the south end.

For the surf anglers I am seeing it improve daily.

Fri May 11th

Reports from yesterday afternoon from the beach fisherman. Walt had a 35 incher and one angler had his first ever bass that were caught at the top of the tide.We also had one angler that had his best day so far this year with 3 bass to 35 inches and a couple of blues. Those fish were caught on the incoming time.

Rich has been catching fishon a regular basicsbut today he caught his 15-4 Simply Bassing fish on the outgoing tide today on bunker.

Paul caught this 17-9 today at the top of the tide.

Bob said I knew I should have joined Simply Bassing when I was in earlier so we weighed his 20-4 bass that was caught on a bunker head and signed him up for his next qualifier.

New leader in Simply Bassing. Marty S. has topped his other fish with a 24-6 bass. There are still 6 spots to fill.

Chilly start to the morning but suppose to warm up. It is 50 degrees this am and the ocean is 57. We have a WNW wind at 12.

With the winds that we have it is laying the ocean down getting rid of the swells. I am sure we will have more boaters out this weekend looking for stripers.

There were not to may anglers on the beach yesterday but there were fish caught. The time around the higher tide has been productive.

I expect to see some more spots to get filled in Simply Bassing this weekend. If you are not in it you can't win it. Everyday now we see that more and more people are reading this site about fishing. It is getting to be the time of the year that things should start to happen. Despite the mild winter fishing has not reached its peak here on LBI so give it a try and maybe you will be reading about yourself in my reports.

Have a good day.

Thurs May 10th

The swell is laying down and we have some reports of bass from the beach and from the boats. The NW we have today looks like it will continue into tomorrow along with the sunshine.

Stripers to 40 pounds were caught north of Barnegat Inlet today and trolling bunker spoons worked again today.

The surf had an assortment with some sharks, skates and stripers. We have heard of a keeper from the Acme Super Market area and Rich had this 12-11 bass in BHG on the beginning of the outgoing tide.

Fresh Bunker today.

We still have some showers this morning but it looks to be moving out soon. Rumor is we may see some sun.

This morning it is 56 with an ocean temp of 57 and we have a WNW wind at 10.

With the lousy weather yesterday it kept anglers away but we did hear of one short bass caught.

Maybe this change in the wind today will pick the fishing up here on the island.

Looks like a nice weekend ahead. With this wind it should flatten the ocean and get rid of the swells.

For those of you that are trolling for striper's in addition to Maja bunker spoons we now have Montauk Striper's spoons.

Baitmasters has arrived.

Wed May 9th

Here are a couple of entries for Simply Bassing.

1st Steve W. 21-11

2nd Martin S. 17-6

It is a wet and warm morning. This morning at 6 am it is 63 and the ocean is 60. We have a SSW wind at 8 but winds are suppose to pick up again today.

Yesterday by late morning the winds had picked up keeping most anglers from the beach and with the chop on the ocean most boaters at port.

Mothers Day is this Sunday and we know there are a lot of Mothers that like to fish so you may want to get them something fishing related. Do they clean the fish? So maybe a new fillet knife. Do they have their own rod or maybe a new fishing reel.

My mom was one of those that would catch a fish, clean it, cook it and eat it.

My mom was a young adult in the 20s. Yes my mom was one of those flapper girls and it is great seeing pictures of her from back them and what a beautiful women she was.

My mom grew up in Philadelphia and came to LBI in the late 20s. My mom use to put seams in nylon stockings for Gotham Hosiery in Phila.

My mom and dad use to live on a garvey that they kept at Capt. Clovers dock here on LBI. My mom was a fisher person and talked about all the croakers and weakfish her and my dad would catch.

We all know that Penn Reels came from Philadelphia well my mom would trade silk stockings that she made for Penn Reels for her and my dad to use fishing.

She had no problem cleaning a fish or opening a clam. It did not matter what she fished for she loved to fish.She would go crabbing and clamming and take them home and cook them for dinner.

Memories are a great thing and I feel very lucky that I got to grow up and live here on LBI.

Tues May 8th

It looks like the rain may hold off for a while for us here at the shore. Small craft warnings are posted to go up at 11 this morning.

At 6 am the water and the air are both 57 and we have a SE wind at 10.

Mon May 7th

Weather conditions were favorable this morning to boaters working off of IBSP for big bass. Bunker spoons were working well for bass over 40 pounds. It is a long way for these sound end boats to run up there.

Bay area around the middle grounds has some slime making it hard to fish. You are better off heading down to the inlet to find cleaner conditions.

Fresh bunker worked for Ed's 13-12 bass this morning at high tide. It was a half inch short to enter in Simply Bassing but will make a great dinner.

Despite the cool cloudy weather over the weekend this was the busiest that I have seen the island so far this spring. You had to wait for a break to get out of the side streets to get to on the boulevard. Not only were there home owners working on their homes there were a lot of people in motels.

It was the first weekend when people would come in and say there are a lot of people fishing on the beach. Before people would tell me they saw no one fishing. It is the kind of weather most surf fisherman like but not the kind where their family can go and enjoy themselves.

Off course in the afternoon when a lot had headed home we saw the sun.

I am sure there will be a lot less people on the beach today but we do have a few fisherman here on vacation so I know they will be giving it a try. Another front to go and we are on the down side of that super moon so maybe we will have something happening.

Great fishing up at the bridge for blowfish so if you have kids or if you want dinner head there.

Sun May 6th

We have mixed reports on today as far as fishing but also some nice stories on yesterdays fishing for fluke and last nights beach reports.

Jim fished last night and got to see some of the Super Moon and he caught his 14 pound bass around 11 pm on clams. Thanks for the report Jim.

This morning was not red hot on the beach on the high tide but we have some reports from later on in the morning of some just keepers being caught. One angler had his rod holder break and had his rod and reel headed out to sea when a friend grabbed in only to land a 28 inch bass. At 2:30 the sun is starting to come out and we have some anglers heading back to the beach or to the boat to give it another try for today.

Todays pool winner on Miss Barnegat Light was Tom's 4-10 Fluke. They told me they had a lot of nice sea bass that they threw back.

I saw the sun!! Yes yesterday about 7:15 pm. It was only a quick pick but it is up there.

Another cloudy day here at the beach but it sounds like everybody has these conditions. Does anyone have sun?

Great weather for surf fisherman with the NNE wind and the cloud cover. The temp is in the mid 50 and the ocean temp is the same.

Tom usually always fishes clams but this morning bunker worked for his 16-5 bass. Tom said he needed 8 ounces to hold and it was hard to keep clams on the hook.

I also saw that super moon at 3 this am but is was very cloud covered.

Good luck to all today.

Sat May 5th

First day of Simply Bassing.This shop did not weigh in any tournament fish today.We did have fish in that would have made the 34 inch weigh in size but they were not entered in the tournament. Don't forget to sign up before you catch your winning fish.

The fog and winds put a halt to many ocean going vessels today. Boaters in the back bays had some nice catches of fluke today with some having 4-6 keepers per boat. Not bad for opening day this first weekend in May. For those that used clams there are a lot of dogfish a few stripers and a few drum.

For surf casters ---they love this kind of day but it is a shame there were not a few more fish to go with the amount of anglers that were out there trying today. Clams are hard to keep on the hook with the blowfish attacking them. Rumors of some king fish in the area too.

The SSE winds of early morning have switched to the NNE around 5. High tide on the ocean this morning is 7:37 am. We are open tonight till 6 pm.

Drum fish loved the clams that were offered to them from the boaters fishing the bay and inlet today.

Craig was one of the lucky ones this morning with 2 bass (34 and 32 inches) on clams at the top of the tide in Beach Haven.

Tom fished Beach Haven and had a pair of bass. He kept his 35 in 14-4 fish and released a 28 incher. Both were caught on clams this morning.

The thunderstorms that woke me up last night seem to be out of here.

The ocean is 56 the same as the air temp. The winds are from the SSE at 8 and suppose to shift to the east. There is a little fog this am.

Fri May 4th

We open at 6 am tomorrow!

We have live minnows, fresh bunker, surf clams, live eels and plenty of gulp.

Super Moon tomorrow night, northeast wind tomorrow and some bass around from the surf in the 30 pound bracket what will tomorrow bring?

We have some evening reports on this incoming tide of some small bass. For some the bait of choice is clams the other bunker.

We are open till 7:30 pm.

Warm start this morning at 55 degrees but it is foggy. There is no wind to speak of right now and the ocean is 56. I am really ready to see the sun today.

Early morning fish for Jerry. High tide this morning worked for this 12-14 bass caught on clams.

This 31 inch dinner fish was taken this am on bunker. Rich caught this fish in Beach Haven Gardens at high tide.

There were a few fish caught here from the beach yesterday but then again there were few fisherman. To the south of us they had a good bite on the incoming tide. Same is true in our bay last evening with a few bass and drum.

Thurs May 3rd

We are now an Official Weigh Station for On The Water Striper Cup and off course still for the Atlantic City Press Contest.

At 9 am we have a light NE wind with an ocean temp of 55. It is a cloudy day and no rain right now.

We have some good reports from mid island on some decent fishing last night on the last of incoming and beginning of the outgoing.Nice catch of bass to 40 inches and a few bluefish.

Our store hours have changed so check them out at the beginning of the column to theright.

That's it folks days off are over. It is time to do some more catchin.

My last day off started with some rain and for the most part was a cloudy day. The evening gave us some ENE winds about 12.

We do have fresh bunker today along with surf clams so good luck today and catch a fish.

Tues May 1st

Warm morning with a few shower moving thru at this hour. It is 57 degrees and the ocean is 55 with a SSW- SSEwind gusting in the 20s.

This rain is suppose to be out of here later this morning.

Usually by the 1st of June I am writing about dropping and snagging well it it is happening now for the boaters off of Barnegat Inlet and IBSP. Yes the big bass to 45 pounds are early. I am starting to hear of a few bunker showing to the south of us so we can only hope for some fish on the south end this year.

The afternoon tide had surf angler with a few fish yesterday. Anglers either saw people with a fish or caught something. Reminder with these larger fish showing up early don't put off joining Simply Bassing which starts Saturday. The winner may be caught early in this tournament this year.

Here is an article you may want to read about stripers. Click here.

Mon April 30th

Snag and drop was a popular thing to do today for boats to the north. Bunker are coming fairly close to the beach at IBSP where as the kayaks are having a ball with these fish that are pushing 40 pounds. There was also some action along the rocks at the lighthouse today to.

Incoming tide has reports of fish being caught from the beach from Brant Beach thru Beach Haven Gardens. We know of a 18 pounder taken last night on clams and a few just keepers and a short as far as bass. It is hard keeping those clams away from the blowfish. Incoming tide also had this 7 pound blue take on bunker from the Terrace area. Pam is standing in for Rob as he would not leave the beach.

From first light yesterday morning we heard about bunker flickering off the beach from the governors mansion north but at that time there were no fish with them just reports of a whale. By late afternoon boaters were starting to hook up with these stripers that were in the 20-40 pound range with bunker spoons being the popular lure. Now this is sounding like the fish are back. The only problem is that they are still north. For anglers on the south end it is a long and expensive trip to catch these fish. I can only hope that this year we will get a shot on the south end on of these fish. If you are going after these fish make sure you are prepared. By that I mean just don't go with one lure. Make sure you have an assortment cause as we know fish are finicky and change their mind day to day.Bunker spoons, stretch plugs, umbrella rigs, jigs, shads,and snag hooks should be on board along with a good net.

Check out the assortment that we carry there maybe something that you need to add to your arsenal.

Some of the white water boats were going to give it a shot this afternoon to see what they could find other than that there were some bass and drum in the bay again today for the boats anchored with clams.

Last day for tog today. Word from the weekend was there are some nice fat tog out there but to short. Also heard of some real nice ling and there were also sea bass caught but they are not in season yet.

Surf anglers did not have the greatest tide in the morning this weekend with the low tide. Many seem to be concerned with the beach replenishment and how it will effect their fishing.

We had reports of a couple of bass some nice take downs and a lot of stolen bait and skates. Those little nibbles are blowfish so if you want to target them downsize your hooks only thing is that you many have a drum fish come along and hit that hook so watch your rod.

Sun April 29th

Our hours will be changing next Friday. Next Saturday starts the beginning of fluke season and the opening day of Simply Bassing.

I think a lot of people just realized that it is time to go fishing. Busy day in shop yesterday with people just getting down for their first time and trying to get their gear ready for fishing. It was great seeing you for the first time this year.

Looks like a nice day ahead so I hope you get some time outdoors to work on your boats or to go fishing.

As far as surf fishing today they caught fish in Brigantine and they caught them in Island Beach but they only thing I have to report from the surf on LBI is skates. Most anglers that were back in for more skate bait reported seeing few people on the beach so that is probably why I don't have a great catching report.More people fishing more reports.

Don't forget to sign up for Simply Bassing. The shirts are a popular item even for those not fishing in the tournament.

Boaters did have some bass skates and doggies back in the bay today. Bass seem to be averaging about 16 pounds. Boaters that trolled bunker spoons north of Barnegat Inlet had some bass in the 20 pound bracket.

For those of you wreck fishing we have a few dozen green crabs left and that will be it for awhile as tog will be closing the end of the month.

Hope you all have a great Sunday.

Sat April 28th

Somebody finally shut the wind machine off.

This morning it is a chilly start at 42 but the wind is from the NW at 5. The ocean is 52. High tide is early afternoon and by then it should warm up some.

With this wind it should give the boats a chance to get out and see what they can find. This is the last weekend for tog for a while.

This week with the winds there have not been to many fishing the surf. The last that I saw and heard of any fish being caught had been around the high tide. The most that we heard of this week from the surf was skates.

We are one week from the beginning of Simply Bassing. Don't forget to sign up for this surf contest.

Fri April 27th

Hang on to your hat or here on LBI your trash cans.

The NNW wind is here blowing at 20 gusting to 30. Good news is they are going to drop out thru the day. It is 50 degrees this am and the ocean is 54.

With this wind this morning you are going to need some heavy sinkers to fish the surf.

I want to send some get well quick wishes to one of our local anglers.I know he reads this and want him to know we are thinking about him.

Thurs April 26th

We are out of surf clams till Friday.

I want to be a weather man so then I can be wrong most of the time. We started the morning with small craft at noon, then 6 pm and now we are up to midnight. So I guess what ever front this was to come thru has slowed down.

If they are right about tomorrow we will have winds from the NW gusting to 30.

We had a few anglers out today but no reports.

We do have fresh bunker this morning.

This morning it is 54 degrees and the water is the same. We have a SSE wind around 5.

I am in the final count down. By that I mean just 1 more Wednesday off and then we will be open 7 days. We will not be open every night till June.

Last night when I went to bed the weather man called for rain this morning which now this morning he says it will be south of us. He also said the weekend picture is looking better as far as rain.

With the winds this week I have not had much to report on fishing so get out there and give us a report.

Tues April 24th

Chilly start with an air temp of 44. It is windy with a SW wind at 15 and the ocean is 53. The winds are suppose to drop out tonight but for day we will have gusts to 30.

We were really spoiled with all that nice weather and now it feels like the calendar is going the wrong way with temps below normal.

I have no catching reports from yesterday although the surf did not look to bad. I will let you know what I hear from today it something happens.

Mon April 23rd

Damp chilly start to the week but the rain is out of here for the most part.

I think for the most part we were lucky here at the shore because when I woke up at 2:30 it was foggy. Okay I am thinking if is foggy--- there is no wind. Now we have a SW wind around 11 and it is chilly at 47.

I don't know how many people we will have fishing today but if we hear of anything we will let you know.

For us it will be a catch-up day with repairs, doing ordering and book work.

Have a good day.

Sun April 22nd

Looks like we have gotten lucky here this morning with the weather. We have a little shower or drizzle and a lite NE wind with the temp in the low 50s.

Morning high tide is definitely fishable on the beach.

The rain did not keep Albert from the beach. Clams was the bait of choice for this 16 pounder. Yes high tide!

Tides are suppose to run above normal on tonights tides and there will be gale warnings in effect.

Where ever you are in this storm be safe.

Sat April 21st

I don't know what the weather man predicted for us today but so far it is a beautiful day at the beach.

In my opinion fishing seems to be getting back to normal. By normal I mean what it should be this time of year.

The early run of large bass on the north end seems to be gone.There are boats from the south end that ran north but had nothing to show for it. Raritan Bay is starting to come alive which is norm for this time of year with more bait showing in that area.

With the weather cooperating boaters have been fishing the bay with drum, dog fish skates and some bass being caught on clams. Blow fish are back.

Once again the beach had fish this morning on the high tide. I don't know if it is the moon phase or the weather front that is getting here I just know that it has become more consistent the last few days.Today clams seemed to produce better than bunker. Blow fish are also nibbling on those clams so if you want them think small.Fish to 38 inches were taken from the beach today. Here is a 16 pounder caught by Ed this morning in Beach Haven.

The bay side has some hot spots with bass being caught from land. Jess celebrated her birthday yesterday and last night had a nice bass from the bay around midnight.

The pluggers are taking some fish from the bay also but some nights the slime is real bad and they call it a night early to try another night.

In Memory of

Robert (Jingles) O'Brien

10-12-47 to 4-21-96

Fri April 20th

Boy did the weatherman screw-up this forecast. Where's the sun?

Overcast with a little shower thrown in and NE wind and I don't think it made it to 60 today.

We do have a report of a few keeper bass from this morning that were caught on bunker.

Good Morning!

We have plenty of eels, fresh bunker, surf clams and green crabs in stock for those of you bait fishing.

For those of you boaters on the troll or jigging we have bunker spoons, 9ers umbrella rigs, heavy shads, avas, deadly dicks, and stretch plugs.

This morning at 4 am it is 52 and no wind. The ocean is 55.

Good weather, no wind, and fish. Sunday looks like it maybe a washout but we know if the fish are here so will be the fisherman those fish will not get any wetter.

I have a feeling with the weather forecast a lot of anglers will take advantage of it today.

There will be some vacation days, personal days or sick days used today.

More bunker is starting to show in the area and hopefully bring some more fish closer to the beach. This year started early for catching but the best has been in the boat and on the North end. With the price of fuel it has made it costly for the south end fisherman to go at all or to cut back.

The early start for the beach fisherman did not start out as anything great but there is starting to be a little more constance in catching making it more consistent with other years.

Last year the first bluefish from the surf was April 22nd which again this year we have already seen them.

Tog fisherman are doing well from the rocks In Barnegat Light with some having their limit.

Thurs April 19th

Cloudy and 52 this morning and there is no wind!!

Yesterday was a cloudy one but I prefer fishing on a cloudy day for stripers over a sunny one. There were good reports from Cape May thru Sandy Hook hook for boaters with the largest bass so far this year being caught.

In our area do you remember the great fishing there was at the street ends last year for Stripers?-- well it is time to give it ago this year with increased catches on bait and on plugs.

Tues April 17th

Good Morning!

Thank you to all of you that email your reports, pictures and videos to add to our fishing reports.

At 6:15 it is 64 degrees here at the beach and the wind is WNW at 8mph.

We heard of a few small bass caught right around high tide late yesterday afternoon from the surf. We will have to see what this wind does for us today.

***Reminder for this Photo shoot on Thurs. Do you want to be in Pictures? LBI Photo shoot needs guys and girls in waders. Wear your waders and bring a prop. Thurs April 19th meeting at 5 pm at Things A Drift at 4th and Blvd. in Ship Bottom. Call 609 361-1668 to sign-up. Tell them that you saw it on Jingles Bait and Tackles web page.

Mon April 16th

The south wind this afternoon chilled us off here at the beach. Temp at 6:30 is 59. With the south wind blowing you needed heavy sinkers to hold.

You know all those little tap taps you are getting/?There are blowfish in the surf.

North end again today for the boat fisherman and the stripers. It was early out and early in with your limit. Also on the north end today there was very few people fishing for tog but the tog were there.

It was a nice weekend for those that were here at the shore and what a great afternoon yesterday was to be outside. Today is time to be back in the real world with vacation time over and kids back in school.

It is 58 here at the beach at 9 this morning with a SSW wind around 12.

Yesterday was not the best day for some boaters. Some had fish and some had none. It seems if you got there early or stayed late you connected. It also sounded like you had to be at least Harvey Cedars to put something in your box Boats that came from the south end and only went to the dredges did not do well and did not have a nice ride coming home.

To save fuel some anglers are trailering their boats to Barnegat Light to launch. Here is a video sent to me of some of the action. You will some of the head boats in the area also. Click fish.

Surf fisherman are starting to hook up a few more bass in the 29 to 30 inch range. So far there is no set tide it is just putting a lot of time in.

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 It is Simply Bassing Time

 Simply Bassing tee shirts are available at Jingles Bait and Tackle. You can purchase these in black or white. Tournament sign-ups are also on sale in shop.

    New for 2012

NJ fluke fishing will be May 5 to Sept 28 Bag Limit of 5 fish at 17.5 inches.

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Sea Bass will be May 19th to Oct 14th bag limit 25 at 12.5 inches and Open again on Nov 1 to Dec 31

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The new rules increase the size of legal blackfish to 15 inches and set the following seasons and bag limits.

Four fish from April 1 to April 30

 May 1- July 26 CLOSED

One fish from July 27 to Aug. 31

Sept 1- Oct 17 CLOSED

One fish from Oct. 18 to Nov. 15

Four fish from Nov. 16 to Dec31.

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