Hi Guys.
We just got home from Island Beach State park a short time ago.
Drove on to Gillikins about 8:30 am notta, I spoke to a good number of
anglers who did nothing and have been fishing from 7 AM.
We drove out of Gillikins after seeing nothing going on, drove to the North
Jetty, Nothing happening.
Drove all the way back from the inlet to area 7, plugged a few areas,
nothing, We did see big schools of bunker a far distance out, way beyond
casting range, a few times these bunker came in close with small blues chasing
them, I would say maybe about 10 bluefish on the whole Island and a few anglers
snagged a few bunker all because they went out as fast as the fish came in.
I was told, now hear say only one big Striper was caught at Island Beach
state park about 6 am, word on the beach all hear say it was a 50 lber?
We drove back out of area 7 back to Gillikins about 1 PM all because Paco and a
few anglers said that bunker were in close doing a lot of flip flops
which was true but only way beyond reach???
Most of the fish that have been caught are being caught a few at
seaside Heights but much better farther north.
If you want a honest report here it is.
Holding with a 5-6 oz sinker, sun and clouds no rain.
This is the best I can do, as long as the fish are north of Island Beach
state Park, they have a better chance of being here next season cause I will
not go chasing bunker along the shore line.
Just remember one thing, especially the anglers in fishing tournaments, they
will not tell the truth as to where the striper was caught.
Bait shops get reports from anglers giving some information, some lie some
are reliable, at time by the time the tackle shop puts it on line the fish are
gone, Stripers can go out as fast as they come in.
Last year a few anglers were Pi....t at me because I gave a report, at the
time the stripers were being caught by the time these anglers got to where the
fish were it was over???
If you really want to catch fish you have to put the time in, be at the
place at the right time.
Fishing is very spotty along the shore line only the angler who weighs a
fish in for the most part will know where that fish was caught.
Don't blame a tackle shops for giving a false report, for either the angler
giving the report called it in after the fishing was over or it was not exactly
where that angler was, I know I witnessed anglers doing this.
An angler fishing every day spending time & gas money finding the fish has
all the right not to say where the fish were caught, He's better off saying nothing.
I know as a fact that most of the big fish caught are being caught
north of Island Beach.
The Inlet at Island Beach state Park had about three blue fish caught all
morning, a few big sea turtles were seen, a short fluke.
I feel we will have some good action soon , when it's all up to mother
nature, being at the right place right time or putting time in to your fishing
when you can.
What ever happenes or happened after 3 PM we were not there,
Let see did I leave something out???????The Best Of Luck To All.
Guppie & Don
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