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**Fishing reports are an important part of catching more fish. However, they should be read to help you understand what the fish are eating, when the fish are eating, and to learn what areas the fish are feeding in. They should not be read to try and figure out an exact set of boot prints for you to stand in, this won't help, it will only frustrate you, it's very rare that there will be a repeat of a past night's performance. That is why all are encouraged to post reports and are asked to just give a general location, not a specific spot.
April, 2000...here we go folks, it's fishin' season! I've only been out twice,
but the many people getting out frequently are scoring...it's time, get out
there, give it a shot, and let us know how you do!
Striper Addict(s): Jesse
E-mail address: jlaw58@prodigy.net
Date Fished : 4/30
Time you fished: 5:30 - 8:30
Tide Stage: Top of the flood/beginning of the ebb
Weather notes: Beautiful
Surf Conditions : Choppy
Wind Speed : Hard W - NW
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Spin / Fly
Type of lure/fly: Small Bucktails, Fin-S and plugs
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Went to a very popular Raritan Bay spot for the beginning of the outgoing with the hopes of finding a unicorn or two. Got to where I planned to fish and found 20-30 bait guys each with at least 2-3 rods set up. Needless to say not much room. Got as far away from everyone as I could and pulled out the new fly rod for the first time. Unfortunately, that didn't last long because the wind was blowing so hard my already pitiful casting was even worse. Took the fly rod back to the truck and got my plugging rod. Went back to where I was to find that someone had taken up station at where I was. So, I decided to wade through a chest deep creek to get as far away from everyone as possible. Even though I didn't catch any fish, I did see an incredible sunset though so it wasn't all that bad. I did see some bluefish and weaks caught by the bait guys right at the top of the tide.
Striper Addict(s): BassAckwards
E-mail address: onewent@desupernet
Date Fished : 4/29/00
Time you fished: 0500--0830
Tide Stage: outgoing
Weather notes: beautiful sunrise, mild
Surf Conditions : more settled down from last week, nice looking points
and bars were noticible
Wind Speed : stiff, out of the N
General Location: IRI, beach above N jetty
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: 1 1/2 oz jighead w/ 6" pearl shad, 1oz jig w/ 3"
pearl shad, spoon type lure(lost in surf)
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
No fish, no hits, one lure lost in an over-zealous cast. The smell of the skunk probably followed me all the way back to PA.
Striper Addict(s): Phil
E-mail address: ptarresq@aol.com
Date Fished : 4/29
Time you fished: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Tide Stage: incoming
Weather notes: sunny 65
Surf Conditions : n/a
Wind Speed : light
General Location: Alpine, Hudson River
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : bloodworms
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 10", 22"
Got out for two hours. Beautiful day. Caught 2 shorts, one was a baby, but I'm not complaining. Saw two other small stripers caught while I was there.
Striper Addict(s): Tim and Charlie
E-mail address: dubs@stripersonline.com
Date Fished : 4/30/00
Time you fished: 2:30 AM
Tide Stage: Incoming half way up
Weather notes: Clear skies, 50 degrees
Surf Conditions :
Wind Speed : 10 to 12 knots W
General Location: Raritan Bay area
Fishing Method : Fly Rod
Type of lure/fly: Slab Flies 2/0 to 6/0, Snake Flies, Clousers, Silicone
Spearing, and anything else in the Box.
Bait type :
Water Temp: 56 degrees
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Although nothing was stuck, the big bunkers were all over, big bass chasing the bunker right into the sod banks with some giant boils and explosions in the bunker.
Tim had one hit that left a boil that almost got me wet, I had another hit the Slab fly and it was a clean miss. The fish were stubborn but very active, shrimp are on the move and the water is at a perfect tempurature.
Heads up, there's big fish on the move so get out there.
Striper Addict(s): IsmailG
E-mail address: StriperIG@aol.com
Date Fished : 4-30-00
Time you fished: 7:00am-10:00am
Tide Stage: Top of the High tide
Weather notes: Partially cloudy
Surf Conditions : Medium sized waves
Wind Speed : 10-15knots
General Location: Sandy Hook (Ocean)
Fishing Method : Spin (bait)
Type of lure/fly: N/A
Bait type : BIG FRESH JUICY CLAM
Water Temp: N/A
Striped Bass: 1
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 25-26inches
Got down to the Hook, and was torn between fishing the bay side with lures, or throwing some bait on the ocean side. The surf was pretty nice so I decided to go with the bait. Picked up a dozen of clams. Found what looked to be a nice pool, first cast no good, second cast clam goes flying off, third cast my pole does a dance and a nice 26 incher is lying at my feet. Pull the hook out of the side of his mouth and he is back in the water to fight another day. Lost three other fish due to stupid mistakes, oh and by the way thats my first bass of the year! (wow, I bet this is the longest report for one fish ever written;))
Striper Addict(s): Jim B
E-mail address: kplant@bellatlantic.net
Date Fished : 04/29/00
Time you fished: 1500-2100
Tide Stage: Incomming until 4 hours on the drop
Weather notes: Clear and mild
Surf Conditions : Calm
Wind Speed : N at about 10 knots
General Location: Great Bay
Fishing Method : Spin/fly
Type of lure/fly: chartruse couser/ assorted Fin-S
Bait type : Negative
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 7
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 18-24"
Went lookin' for bass but found weakies instead. Decent size fish. They put a serious bend in the rod anyway. Gonna give it another shot on Sunday.
Striper Addict(s): Freedom
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 4/29
Time you fished: 5to 8 pm
Tide Stage: top and outgoing
Weather notes: sunny
Surf Conditions :
Wind Speed : 10 to 15 south
General Location: Hempstead bay, loop pkwy to Lido golf course
Fishing Method : plugs & flies
Type of lure/fly: 3" rattling chug bug(my favorite), clousers
Bait type :
Water Temp: 44 to 49
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
beautiful afternoon, cool sunny breezy, had all my favorite spots to ourselves, water was very dirty w/ a lot of debris. We did not see one fish, very little was seen on the "fish TV" That's fish finder to those above 10 years old.
Striper Addict(s): Cheen
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 4-28-00
Time you fished: 2-5 pm
Tide Stage: end of incoming to high
Weather notes: overcast
Surf Conditions : calm
Wind Speed : 0-5
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Conv.
Type of lure/fly: Shads,white w/ blue (large)
Bait type : No
Water Temp: 52
Striped Bass: 10
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 1
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: Bass to 12#--Weak 5 #
Mostly big shorts,1 keeper 32" 12#-Nice healthy weakie around 5# All taken on shads white/blue,Tried white chartreuse,pink,They only wanted white/blue.Lots of bunker flippin around in the bay.
Striper Addict(s): AdrianF
E-mail address: S1ayer@aol.com
Date Fished : 4/27
Time you fished: 1:30 am to 4:30 am
Tide Stage: incoming
Weather notes: cloudy, dark
Surf Conditions : 4 ft
Wind Speed : 15 knot east
General Location: ocean sandy hook
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : Clams :)
Water Temp: 50 or so
Striped Bass: 10
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 27.75"
me and my friend got 10 each in less than 3 hours. These are some fat fish especially the smaller ones, look like 25 inch footballs. been gettin them real good all week, goin back tonote hopefully get a few keepers tonite.
Striper Addict(s): Laurel & Hardy
E-mail address: richard.j.galante@marshmc.com
Date Fished : 04/27/2000
Time you fished: 5:15pm-9:00 pm
Tide Stage: Outgoing
Weather notes: Cloudy, windy, chilly
Surf Conditions : n/a
Wind Speed : S-SE, 10-15 mph
General Location: Shrewsbury River
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly: Jigs
Bait type :
Water Temp: Scary cold
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Team L&H made another trip out last night. Not a sign of fish life anywhere. Several "Thought I had a hit" episodes, but nothing really confirmed. I tried out the art of Dubs "nesting", and will use that technique often during the year. We need a few days of warm sun to get the fish moving again. This cold rain & wind is the pits
Striper Addict(s): Gooddog
E-mail address: brandydog@compaq.net
Date Fished : 04-27-00
Time you fished: noon til 1800 hrs
Tide Stage: incoming and begining of out going
Weather notes: windy from sw
Surf Conditions : not all that bad
Wind Speed : south west
General Location: ocean side Sandy Hook
Fishing Method : spinning
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clams oops!!!!!!!!!
Water Temp: ?
Striped Bass: 01
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 26"
Had the whole beach for myself except for one other fisherman.He was using sand worms and was hammering a lot of small fish I only had the one on clams.later in the afternoon a couple of other people showed up and also caught fish on worms,Seemed like worms were the ticket but I only had clams.will try next week.
Striper Addict(s): MTL
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 04-27-00
Time you fished: 0300-0530
Tide Stage: Slack flood to beginning of ebb
Weather notes: O'cast
Surf Conditions :
Wind Speed : E'ly breeze
General Location: Shrewsbury River
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: black jointed swimmer- Sports Auth. grab bag
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 1
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 29"
Fished below the Highlands bridge. Nothing on shad bodies or bucktails. Put on a $1.00 chepo lure and got a healthy 29" bass, released and did not get any more. However, there were some major splashes towards the center of the bridge.
Striper Addict(s): AdrianF
E-mail address: S1ayer@aol.com
Date Fished : 4/26
Time you fished: 5:30-9
Tide Stage: low
Weather notes: strong east wind, cloudy, cold
Surf Conditions : 4-5 foot seas
Wind Speed : 30 knots east
General Location: ocean
Fishing Method : bait
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clams ; )
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 3
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: up to 26"
today was kinda slow compared to the last few days. I only got 3 stripers on clams, real rough conditons, by the time we left 5 ounces wouldnt hold bottom so it made fishin kinda hard.
Striper Addict(s): Rick7
E-mail address: Rick7a@monmouth.com
Date Fished : April 24
Time you fished: 5-8:30
Tide Stage: falling to slack
Weather notes: Breazzy to glassy
Surf Conditions : )
Wind Speed : 10-0
General Location: Barnegat Bay
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly: Pink ice,Fins Mega
Bait type : O :)
Water Temp: warming
Striped Bass: 1
Bluefish: 1
Weakfish: 2
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 5lb weak,3lb blue 4lb bass
Got to our location to find alot of boats and fish being caught.I got the first and biggest weak5-6 lb on a fins.Then the captain (Chas) hooked and lost 2 fish,one was a screamer and looked nice.Now I am in trouble he is fishing with one of my jigs,and it must be my fault for the lost fish.But most of the fish where sizable weaks I only landed 1 on half a dozen hits.Looking for a change I tied on a mega and couldn't get a nip....untill I cranked it fast....whamo bluefish. The catches where rounded out by Chas getting a nice weak 4lb and a shorti bass.Stayed too long and had a adventure filled ride home.The new marina is in Kettle creek and the area is totaly unlit....but that is another story
Striper Addict(s): JimK
E-mail address: tracykalemba@worldnet.att.net
Date Fished : 4/24/00
Time you fished: 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Tide Stage: incoming
Weather notes: fairly mild, partly cloudy, calm then increasing breeze
Surf Conditions : Bay was calm, then increasing chop
Wind Speed : Calm then ENE 10-15 mph
General Location: Raritan bayshore, inside Sandy Hook
Fishing Method : Fly
Type of lure/fly: White Clauser
Bait type : Not this time!
Water Temp: ??
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: Skunk - 1
They were:
Not a real serious trip... more of an exploratory type thing. Fished a spot in the Union Beach area that I had scoped out in daylight conditions previously... looked fishy then and even more fishy under the blanked of night... saw some BIG spearing mulling around but that was it. Moved to another more familiar spot but at an unfamiliar tidal stage... wind increased and I stayed a while but I say no real signs of life... We need a string of pleasant days to heat things up a bit!
JimK
Striper Addict(s): Kurt H
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 4-20-00 & 4-22-00
Time you fished: 11PM-3:30 AM & 12:30AM- 4AM
Tide Stage: HT & outgoing
Weather notes: wet
Surf Conditions :
Wind Speed : strong fri night
General Location: union beach, raritan bay nj
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: jigs & swimmers
Bait type : bunker & clams
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Thurs Night used lures, nothing caught, saw a few splashes. Fri night resorted to bait. When storm calmed down fished a few hours without a nibble. Did meet & fish with a couple of good guys, John & Brian. Not a banner start to this season so far but its still early.
Striper Addict(s): John D
E-mail address: saltline1@aol.com
Date Fished : 4/20/00
Time you fished: 5pm-2am
Tide Stage: incoming/outgoing
Weather notes: fair
Surf Conditions : flat
Wind Speed : SE 10 knots
General Location: Cliffwood area
Fishing Method : boat
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : bunker--chunks/livelining
Water Temp: COLD
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Tried off the Cliffwood area. Never seen so many bunker in my life! They were all over the place. Unfortunately, not one single runoff or nibble. I think the cold rains had shut the fish down for the night. WE NEED SOME NICE WEATHER TO WARM THINGS UP!
John D
Striper Addict(s): Gerry H
E-mail address: boom@advanix.net
Date Fished : 4/23/00
Time you fished: 8am to 8pm
Tide Stage:
Weather notes: misty rain
Surf Conditions : rough
Wind Speed : 10 to 15
General Location: Alpine NJ
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: N/A
Bait type : bloodworms
Water Temp: 48
Striped Bass: 13
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 28" to 31 1/2"
Met some friends at Alpine to drown some worms. And after fishing all morning with only 2 fish a short at 17" and a 28"...I thought for sure that all we would do is DROWN WORMS. It was dead till 5 pm. The tide was all but out and the wind from the north must have stired things up because by 6pm I had 3 more keepers at 28 plus. Then one after the other for about an hour. working with 2 rods I had 2 fish on at the same time and asked a fellow fishermen to land it, heheheh I was too busy with yet another of my own. At days end I landed 11 keepers at 28" plus, 2 shorts and catfish, The fish were in a frenzy. I haven't seen anything like this short of a bluefish blitz.....WHAT A DAY.....I'll post the pics as soon as I get them developed. AND by the way,All the fish were released. TIGHT LINES <'///>< Gerry H
Striper Addict(s): jc
E-mail address: jc79@enter.net
Date Fished : 4-21-2000
Time you fished: 8:30am to 1pm
Tide Stage: mostly incoming and some outgoing
Weather notes: partly cloudy temps in the 60's
Surf Conditions :
Wind Speed : little gusty
General Location: outer banks hatters NC
Fishing Method : spin to windy for the fly
Type of lure/fly: fin-s and mr twisters
Bait type : tiped lures with some shrimp
Water Temp: guess 62
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: ?
Weakfish: 10
Fluke: 3
Other: rays 4
They were: about that big
started about 8:30 am action was fast and furious with the weaks and blues. Then the wind picked up and it started to got snotty. moved to a backbay sand bar and tried for a couple of puppydrum nothing goin down. Then fished for some fluke caught three on one drift then we called it a day.
Striper Addict(s): Jesse
E-mail address: jlaw58@prodigy.net
Date Fished : 4/20/2000
Time you fished: 6:30 - 9:30
Tide Stage: Incoming
Weather notes: Cold, overcast
Surf Conditions : dirty. A lot of garbage floating around
Wind Speed :
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly: Small jigs/plugs
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Took a shot fishing small bucktails and small (1 oz and less) plugs in the bay on the incoming tide for a few hours. It was sorta snotty out there. Wind was blowing at a good clip. The water was churned up and dirty with a lot of flotsam (both natural and unnatural). No fish, no hits. There were a bunch of bait guys around who did nothing while I was there too.
Striper Addict(s): Me
E-mail address: jpapciak@optonline.net
Date Fished : 4/19/2000 almost
Time you fished: 4/19/2000 almost
Tide Stage: high change almost
Weather notes: snotty
Surf Conditions : rough
Wind Speed : NNE howling
General Location: Backside Jones
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type :
Water Temp: high 40s low 50s
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
I figured a little comic relief as I almost went fishing. This would have been the first in y2k. I was ready, honest. I gave my 1-yr old son a bottle. The general deal is I'm free to roam the night beaches if the kids settle down. Well, i give the kids the bottle, and everythings quiet. Then i hear giggling, then crying, then screaming. i hope he is just trying to settle down, but the screaming gets louder and louder. I finally go into to see he figured out how to unscrew the top off the bottle, and he dumped the contents in his crib. He's soaked, the sheets are soaked, his stuffed animals are soaked. Now my wife comes up wondering what is going on. Then she yells at me. My daughter hears this and now she wakes up. Everybody is crying. So i have to settle for a Popflies video instead of the real thing as the kids settle down.
Striper Addict(s): Rick7
E-mail address: Rick7a@monmouth
Date Fished : 2-17-2000
Time you fished: 10;30-1;30
Tide Stage: falling tide to almost low
Weather notes: High wind 25mph&gusty rain cold (seriously snotty)
Surf Conditions : 3-5 ft choppy &ripping
Wind Speed : 15-25 plus in gust
General Location: central Ocean county
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: .....:(
Bait type : Clams
Water Temp: ? high 40's
Striped Bass: 1
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 16in....:O
the force was strong...so was the wind.It looked seriously fishy,with the exception of seeing lots of fish.My freind Chas got bait and hit the beach in his Van.We switched spots a few times,hoping to find the one! But our efforts produced 1 small fish...but at least I was the one that caught it:).Most of the time was spent in the van sipping coffee and watchin our rods.I was expecting more ...but thats fishing
Striper Addict(s): JOHN {gooddog}
E-mail address: brandydog@compaq.net
Date Fished : April 16,2000
Time you fished: 1600hrs to 2000hrs
Tide Stage: incoming to full
Weather notes: cloudy
Surf Conditions : calm
Wind Speed : slight breeze
General Location: Union Beach area
Fishing Method : spin,casting
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : sorry.. clams,sand worms
Water Temp: ?????
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: big zero
fished the incoming tide,using the dreaded baits clams & sand worms.along with another 30 guys.no fish taken.some fish working on top right before dark but no luck.will try again,soon.
Striper Addict(s): JimK
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 4/16/00
Time you fished: 5 - 7 pm
Tide Stage: late incoming
Weather notes: Partly cloudy, some sprinkles
Surf Conditions : fished inside... bay was flat.
Wind Speed : N/NW 0-5 MPH
General Location: Raritan Bayshore
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly: none
Bait type : bloodworms and sandworms
Water Temp: ??
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: N/A
Decided to take the kids for a little bait dunking excursion.. Fished the latter part of the incoming tide. Conditions were excellent, but the fish would not cooperate. There were many, many other individuals fishing, but I didn't see one fish landed.
Striper Addict(s): Swfly
E-mail address: Swfly99@cs.com
Date Fished : 4/16/00
Time you fished: 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Tide Stage: outgoing
Weather notes: Calm cloudy
Surf Conditions :
Wind Speed : Variable
General Location: Cliffwood beach area
Fishing Method : Fly
Type of lure/fly: Snake flys, slab. & clousers
Bait type :
Water Temp: cool
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Did cliffwood beach area sunday even. No hits or misses. Don't feel to bad though, alot of bait guys out and no one had any hookups. Will try next time. Getting close to the anniversary of last yrs. Big guy :^) for the fly.....
Striper Addict(s): TimS and Dubs
E-mail address: tims@stripersonline.com
Date Fished : 4/15/00
Weather notes: nice...dreary, drizzly, and cloudy!
Surf Conditions : dunno...fished inside
Wind Speed : NNE 5-10kts
General Location: Shrewsbury River
Fishing Method : Jigs, conventionals
Type of lure/fly: 1 1/2oz Shad Jigs, pearl paint, 6" shad...they loved
'em!
Bait type : nope...saw some though!
Water Temp: guessing 52-55
Striped Bass: 15
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: between us, we had 5 or 6 keepers...the biggest around 12#'s
We got out very late..we actually started fishing about 4:45am...we wanted to be out at midnight..but that dang rain just wouldn't ease up! :( Anyway...we were into fish immediately...they were clobbering the 6" shads on 1 1/2oz pearl heads. Missed some real arm wrenching hits...no doubt some very good fish around. The biggest 3 were between 10 and 12#. One was retained...only cause my mom decided she'd like to eat a striper...I guess she came to the right place ;^)
The odd thing was that we were bumping bunker with our braids..you can feel them react to the line...but the fish that were breaking were not doing so on bunker but on something much smaller...possibly shrimp, but I don't recall seeing too many shrimp drifting with the incoming tides in years past...just the outgoing. Oh well, mother nature has a way of teaching us new things all the times and the wise striper hunters will always keep their eyes and minds wide open!
This is going to be a very good year, the big bunkers are spread out...many where the horrible slaughtering netters cannot get to them...at least not till they exit the sanctuary they have in the backs of the rivers...till then, there just might be some very nice critters landed! Looking forward already to the next trip...tonight possibly...solo even!
TimS
Striper Addict(s): John D
E-mail address: saltline1@aol.com
Date Fished : 4/15/00
Weather notes: steady light rain, dense fog
Surf Conditions : flat
Wind Speed : SSE
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Boat
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : Bunker
Water Temp: 48.5-50
Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 33", 34"
Did the first trip of the year. Tried about 400 yds off of Pebble Beach @7pm, but saw no bunker or bass--did see a mob scene of shoreline anglers in the distance. Tried around Keansburg, but again found no bunker. Had to hit "the secret spot" to find the bunker, but only picked two bass of 33" and 34" (very fat) out of this area in three hours during IDEAL conditions.
On the way back into the marina, we went through what seemed like millions of bunkers near Keyport harbor--wait to the blues show up to greet them....
John D
Striper Addict(s): DaveC
E-mail address: davecbass@hotmail.com
Date Fished : 4-13, 4-14-00
Weather notes: Sunny to partly cloudy
Surf Conditions : calm
Wind Speed : sw @15mph
General Location: Chesapeake Bay
Fishing Method : Plugging from boat
Type of lure/fly: You name it
Bait type : Mega bait....does that count?
Water Temp: 47 to 52
Striped Bass: 30+/-
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: to 24#
Fish were scattered.....hard to find. We caught fish mostly midday at some of the tried and true areas but by no means where we normally get them. My partner got the 24# on a green bomber. My largest were (2) fish at just over 20# both on a 5" Yozuri. We both had several others in the 18 and 19# range but only 9 were "keepers" (to me that's still over 28" no matter where I fish and regardless of the new regulations). Fishing was spotty at best. Still a lot of rain water in the bay. I only saw one other boat do anyithng....everyone else was scratching their heads. Some guys think fishing from a boat is easy....I say you still gotta hunt them out:).
Striper Addict(s): Phil 4s
E-mail address: Phinatil@webtv.net
Date Fished : 4/1o
Weather notes: south winds 30 k
Surf Conditions : rough & running tide
Wind Speed : south
General Location: south beach Brigantine
Fishing Method : surf bait casting clams
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clams
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 4
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 20 to 30"er
Fish surf caught on clams.
Striper Addict(s): Tims and Dubs
E-mail address: tims@stripersonline.com
Date Fished : 4/13/00
Weather notes: cold...windy...when's it gonna end?!?!
Surf Conditions : dunno
Wind Speed : SSW 12-17kts
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : fly..then jigs
Type of lure/fly: 5/8oz ball jigs, Fin-S style plastic....shrimp clouser
Bait type : nope
Water Temp: dunno...maybe 50?
Striped Bass: 3
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: one keeper (released) 29", 2 shorts 26"
Charlie got one on a clouser...then we threw jigs for an hour. My only fish was a 29" critter on a yellow 1/2&1/2 fished about the jig as a teaser. The bunker were around again..it's just a matter of time till they start smacking them!
Tonight...fishing earlier in the tide I figure on doing much better. NOTE: Herds
of folks breaking the law at the Sea Bright Bridge. I thought the police were
handing out tickets there? I guess not, I didn't even look...it looked like a
party boat. I guess once the trash and bunker heads clutter up the sidewalks
again they'll start tossing folks from the bridge. I don't mind bridge
fishing...I love to do it...but when the mess gets outta hand, it's sad. Don't
know what was going on there, but there was certainly a crowd there.
Striper Addict(s): DaveS, TomF, and JimK.
E-mail address: Baubus5@aol.com
Date Fished : 4/12/00
Weather notes: not bad!
Surf Conditions :
Wind Speed : East 10-15
General Location: Raritan Bay Area
Fishing Method : conventional
Type of lure/fly: White Shad's, 1/2 oz jigheads
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: lots!
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: mostly keepers from 12 to 27.5 lbs.
Get out there! Fish were really on those bunkers that have filled up the bay. Just walking the shoreline and blind casting around the bunkers was the ticket. Fish every 3rd or 4th cast is'nt hard to take. Hooked the big girl right after landing about 10 smaller bass, 3 nice runs and she was done. Goin' back tonite!
Striper Addict(s): DaveC
E-mail address: davecbass@hotmail.com
Date Fished : April 8th
Weather notes: Sunny and gale force winds to 30 mph
Surf Conditions : choppy
Wind Speed : 30mph from the south
General Location: Chesapeake Bay
Fishing Method : plugging from boat
Type of lure/fly: swimmers, jigs, etc.
Bait type : no way!!!!
Water Temp: 52
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Water was chocolate brown from the overflow of the Conowingo Dam. It was not fishable therefore it became a four hour trip instead of an all dayer. The rivers were just as bad as it was incoming tide thus moving the brown water back up into the tributaries. The boat ramp was a mess with the wind and the yahoos. Guys were getting their stuff ready at the launch!!! Hammerhead central....never again on a weekend. We even saw a boat that was capcized being removed from the water. Traffic was unbelievable on the water. Please guys use caution and a little common sense in these conditions....and don't net those spawners!!!!
Striper Addict(s): Surfisherman
E-mail address: Surfisherman@aol.com
Date Fished : 4-7-00
Weather notes: Sunny
Surf Conditions : calm
Wind Speed : 5-10kts.
General Location: North of Indian River Inlet to Fenwick Island
Fishing Method : Surf Spinning
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : Fresh Herring/Bloodworms/mullet
Water Temp: 46 degrees
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: 2 skates
They were:
Fished 6am to 830am behind the old coast guard station....not even a bump....moved south,closer to the inlet, changed float colors to pink and the other orange...caught 2 skates....those 2 rigs went back into the box. Fished 3R's from 1100-1230 had one hit(pick-up) on cut herring. Moved south to Fenwick Island. As soon as i crossed the ramp, I saw a porpoise laying next to the water ..... dead.......and you guessed it...nets out in front of me, stretching as far as you can imagine...After that I didnt fish, I called my buddy to get in touch with the proper officials. Blood pressure was too high to fish.
Striper Addict(s): Borneo
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 4/8/00
Weather notes: Sunny
Surf Conditions : Very Choppy but clean
Wind Speed : S at 20 to 30
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : Sandworms
Water Temp: 47 to 51
Striped Bass: 4
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 20 to25"
Started out bright and early. Bay was like a lake. I was hoping for some wind, and then it started to blow like you wouldn't believe. The entire incoming tide was devoid of any fish, but I stuck it out because I liked the conditions, rough but clean water. At the top of the tide, the fish started to bite big time. Had to hold the pole because of the wind to feel the bites. Saw a bunch caught in a 2 hour period, including 3 or 4 small keepers. Tried throwing a SB bucktail, but I couldn't get it far enough. Did see one caught on a bucktail. Not a bad day.
Striper Addict(s): Phil L
E-mail address: sandman@drexel.edu
Date Fished : 4/8/99
Weather notes: Ominously cloudy but okay at first, then catostraphic
Surf Conditions : light chop to unfishable
Wind Speed : SE 20kts, turning WNW 30kts, 40Kts gusts
General Location: Delaware River
Fishing Method : fly
Type of lure/fly: clouser, lemon lime
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 34" and 39"
Fished this afternoon down the river...started 5p.m at high water, expected to fish couple hours down...Two fish right away a 32" 13lb fish, then 2 casts later a very nice 39" fish...big full belly...maybe 26-27lbs or alittle more...About 10 min later very ominous front comes through(watching in come from PA across river), wind turns and howls and here comes the rain. Turned unfishable, so I sprinted to the truck. With tommorrows wind, it wont be fishable, but I'll be back during the week. Talked to friend who was leaving as I was coming...they took 6 nice fish up to 42".....
Striper Addict(s): TimS and Dubs
E-mail address: tims@stripersonline.com
Date Fished : 4/7/00
Weather notes: Nice...chilly, damp, and windy
Surf Conditions : dunno
Wind Speed : ESE 20kts...then SSE 10kts
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Fly and Conventional
Type of lure/fly: shrimp fly, then 1/2 and 5/8oz ball jigs
Bait type : nope
Water Temp: around 50
Striped Bass: 11
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 19"-28 1/2"
Got my first one since January 12th on a #1 shrimp clouser. Then Charlie and I jigged another 10 fish with 1/2oz and 5/8 oz ball jigs with Fin-S type plastics.
I had one 28 1/2" long...released...and 3 others on jigs. Charlie had 6 on jigs. I had a decent one destroy a 1/0 teaser!
It was nice to get solid hits hook solid fish! I love them striped rascals and can't wait to see them again...tonight perhaps? ;)
TimS
Striper Addict(s): Tommy C.
E-mail address: Thomankh@aol.com
Date Fished : 4/6/00
Weather notes: breezy/claer
Surf Conditions : slight ripple
Wind Speed : in my face
General Location: Raritain Bay
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : Frozen clams-Sorry
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 05
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 25''-34"
Went to a spot a friend of mine turned me onto last weekend.Got there about 10pm top of the tide.I baited up and chucked it out. As i put the rod in the spike and went to sit down it doubled over.First fish of the year. Rebaited chucked it out again and was in before i could put it in the spike.that was the 34"er. I couldnt believe it. guys to my right and left were also amazed. Third clam you guessed it third fish instantly. 10minutes 3 clams 3 fish. I couldnt even light a smoke. lost 3 more on really hard takes before i caught the last two. after 1 hour 15 mins. no bait left. was on the phone with fishin buddies all night. Im not a bait fisher but the dark side is calling.
Striper Addict(s): Gerry H
E-mail address: boom@advanix.net
Date Fished : -------
Weather notes: --------
Surf Conditions : ---------
Wind Speed : --------
General Location: Peirmont
Fishing Method : ---------
Type of lure/fly: -------
Bait type : -------
Water Temp: --------
Striped Bass: ????
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: ???????
Just wanted to post a little info I just received via phone. A friend tells me that there were several keepers caught early this evening at the Piermont pier. the sizes were not specific but the catches were confirmed by my friend.....Looks like the beginning of a great season..... TIGHT LINES
Striper Addict(s): Brett Beach
E-mail address: bbeach@monmouth.com
Date Fished : 4/6/00
Weather notes: Clear, Mild
Surf Conditions : Flat
Wind Speed : 15-20 mph
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly: None
Bait type : Bloodworms
Water Temp: N/A
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Fished from 6:00PM til 8:30PM (high tide was at 10:00PM) w/ bloodworms. Not a bump. Saw 3 shorts taken by others between 7:15PM and 7:45PM. Should have waited and fished through high tide, but I was hungry. Drowned my third dozen worms this season without a hit yet. Will try again Saturday night.
Striper Addict(s): Gerry H.
E-mail address: boom@advanix.net
Date Fished : 4/6/00
Weather notes: partly cloudy
Surf Conditions : rough
Wind Speed : 15 mph
General Location: Alpine boat basin NJ
Fishing Method : spining
Type of lure/fly: NA
Bait type : Bloodworms
Water Temp: 54
Striped Bass: 12
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: catfish
They were: 15" to 26"
Took a hop down to a favorite spot after work and I wasn't disapointed. First hour was very slow, but as the sun set the fish came to life.First fish was a 25" striper that hit like a bull, it was a nice fight for me, but no so nice for 2 Canadian Geese that were interrupted during their swim by a stripers leap. Almost dropped the rod laughing.Although most of the days catch were dink fish rangeing from 15" to 26" and nothing very note worthy about any of those. Still in all a nice evening out on the river. I expect the cows will be around within a week or so. That seems to be the rule for the Hudson River. Mid April to June for the big ones and when they get here.....HOLD ON TIGHT!!!!! HAPPY FISHING AND TIGHT LINES <'///>< Gerry H.
Striper Addict(s): Notata (Jeff)
E-mail address: dnorm420@prodigy.net
Date Fished : 4/6/2000
Weather notes: clear
Surf Conditions : calm, slight ripple
Wind Speed : Light W to SW
General Location: South Jersey back bays
Fishing Method : banks
Type of lure/fly: white 1/2 bucktail with fin-s and shad body
Bait type : none
Water Temp: 48
Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 29" and 24"
fish busting occasionally, would not take a plug, some swirled on the plug but would no take. switched to light jigs and connected with the 2. My buddy had fish at a different location on jigs that were spitting elvers everywhere.
Striper Addict(s): Notata (Jeff)
E-mail address: dnorm420@prodigy.net
Date Fished : 4/6/2000
Weather notes: clear
Surf Conditions : calm, slight ripple
Wind Speed : Light W to SW
General Location: South Jersey
Fishing Method :
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Striper Addict(s): Notata (Jeff)
E-mail address: dnorm420@prodigy.net
Date Fished : 4/6/2000
Weather notes: clear
Surf Conditions : calm, slight ripple
Wind Speed : Light W to SW
General Location: South Jersey
Fishing Method :
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Striper Addict(s): Gerry h.
E-mail address: boom@advanix.net
Date Fished : 3/29/00
Weather notes: partly cloudy
Surf Conditions : N/A
Wind Speed : 5 to 10 mph
General Location: hudson river
Fishing Method : spining
Type of lure/fly: N/A
Bait type : bloodworms
Water Temp: 45 to 53
Striped Bass: 37
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: catfish 4 white perch 16
They were: 23"
3 of us Spent 12 hours on a fishing pier in Alpine NJ. The days catch included 37 Striped bass up to 23" and a few catfish up to 4 pounds, we were also inundated with the infamous White Perch 16 of the little bait stealers to be exact. Bloodworms are the key bait right now. I had something?? bend my 9' heavy action rod, over in a full "C"..(thanks to a shimano baitrunner, I still have my rod) I set the hook, but whatever it was just kept right on going. It took all 250 yards of my 17 lb. test right down to the knot and then spit the hook. If it didn't happen to me, I wouldn't believe that a fish can pull that hard for so long and not stay hooked. The Hudson river is comeing alive..I heard of 2 fish in the 30+lb range being landed at Croton Point on the morning of 4/4/00. and many fish up to 20+" at piermont pier.
everyone have a great season TIGHT LINES <'///><
Striper Addict(s): CR
E-mail address: CRegalis2000@AOL.COM
Date Fished : April 1
Weather notes: Jus' Beautiful
Surf Conditions : Flat
Wind Speed : Nil
General Location: Beachfront, Cpae May NJ
Fishing Method : Surf Spinning
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : Bloodworms
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 30" (10 lbs), 23"
Beautiful Sunny 65 degree day on the beach. Not this season's first bass, but the first keeper! Water still seems cold enough that the fish are sluggish. This one felt like it was smaller... but they're there!
Striper Addict(s): dz
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 4/3/00
Weather notes: Mild, Fog, Calm,
Surf Conditions : Moderate Surf
Wind Speed : Calm,
General Location: Newport RI
Fishing Method :
Type of lure/fly: Bucktail
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 1
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 18"
First bright fresh run bass of the new season for me.
DZ
Striper Addict(s): Kurt H
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 4/2/00
Weather notes: overcast
Surf Conditions : na
Wind Speed :
General Location: S. Shore Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly: SB & bomber
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Fished about 1 hr 4:30 - 5:30. Skunked, bait guys didn't catch anything while I was there.
Striper Addict(s): Phil L
E-mail address: sandman@drexel.edu
Date Fished : 4/1/00
Weather notes: Sunny and nice
Surf Conditions : calm
Wind Speed : W 5-10kts
General Location: Delaware River
Fishing Method : fly
Type of lure/fly: clouser (yellow/white, lemon/lime)
Bait type :
Water Temp: 52
Striped Bass: 5
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 22-32"
Decided to hit a little closer to home, as nice sunny days usually drive the fish off the flats where I usually fish. Hit the Delaware down south on the incoming and first 2 hours of the outgoing. Had five bass mixed from 22" little guys up to a nice fat 29" and 32" fish (first keepers I lipped this year). Still a little too sunny for my taste and I think this affected the action. Nowhere near the action this spot can have, but we're getting there...Expecting the big girls to show up any day now.
Striper Addict(s): Rick7
E-mail address: Rick7a@monmouth.com
Date Fished : April 1
Weather notes: mild
Surf Conditions : chop
Wind Speed : sw 10-15 gusty
General Location: Barnagate Bay
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly: Mombo& deciver teaser
Bait type :
Water Temp: ??
Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 24, 30
Got to the spot at dark& had a 30in take my 3rd cast, next cast had a hit. Something jumped RIGHT next to me&made me jump :).As it got darker it slowed down, caught 1 more after 1/2 hour. Good way to start a fishing weekend. To the little ditch later..
Striper Addict(s): Paul Kochis
E-mail address: paul.kochis@dover.af.mil
Date Fished : 1 Apr 00
Weather notes: Perfect
Surf Conditions : Calm
Wind Speed : Light E
General Location: Bennetts Pier, DE Bay
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : Yes
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:
Fished incoming from 0430-0630. Had 2 hits. More like light pick ups. Rumor is weaks are being caught now.
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