NJ Surf Fishing Report | 9/25

NJ Surf Fishing Report | 9/25

Written by Steve Adams A.O.K. Tackle

Friday, 25 September 2009

The surf scene is beginning to take shape in New Jersey.  Finger mullet and other baitfish have started to make the move out of the bays and inlets and are moving down the shoreline.  False albacore are still raoming our waterways,making their speedy moves in and out of the surfline.  Sandy Hook saw some decent albie action each morning but northern Ocean County and Southern Monmouth county had periods of good action too.  Sometimes the fish are there,but the signs are not.  My friends this week told me that when the birds were working the bait and the water was exploding with albies.  When you don't see classic blitzes, look for the flash of a fishes side to indicate where the albies are moving.  Blind casting at dawn and dusk can has reward the dedicated angler with a fish or two but let's face it; we all want the blitz.  Thin metals,with a flash of green on the sides or in the bucktail works very well reeled very fast!   Further to the south, kingfish and small bluefish are in the wash. Small high-low rigs tipped with bloodworm or Fishbites are great for the kingfish.  Keeper sized striped bass have been caught along the beachfronts, especially around Monmouth County.  Not many,but those willing to put in the time are getting rewarded. Cut baits such as bunker,and clam baits are a Jersey shore tradition in the fall.

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