Striper Addict(s): Eric_S
E-mail address: eric_3424@yahoo.com
Date Fished : 6/27, 6/28
Time you fished:
Tide Stage:
Weather notes:
Surf Conditions :
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: Flynn's knoll, shrewsbury river
Fishing Method : boat
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : worms, squid, peanut bunker
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 15
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 2
Fluke: 15+
Other:
They were:

This is how it went down:

On Tuesday I went with a friend out to the knoll and immediately had stripers on. After the first drift we already had 3. Only had 2 dozen worms though so our fishing was limited. The stripers didn't have a lot of size but that's how it usually goes with worms. Then on Wednesday I went fluking in the shrewsbury where I caught my biggest fluke ever, 25" 6lbs. I caught it on a frozed peanut bunker I netted last year. I have quite a few bags of those left to use.

Striper Addict(s): Eric_S
E-mail address: eric_3424@yahoo.com
Date Fished : 6/27, 6/28
Time you fished:
Tide Stage:
Weather notes:
Surf Conditions :
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: Flynn's knoll, shrewsbury river
Fishing Method : boat
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : worms, squid, peanut bunker
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 15
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 2
Fluke: 15+
Other:
They were:

This is how it went down:

On Tuesday I went with a friend out to the knoll and immediately had stripers on. After the first drift we already had 3. Only had 2 dozen worms though so our fishing was limited. The stripers didn't have a lot of size but that's how it usually goes with worms. Then on Wednesday I went fluking in the shrewsbury where I caught my biggest fluke ever, 25" 6lbs. I caught it on a frozed peanut bunker I netted last year. I have quite a few bags of those left to use.

Striper Addict(s): gooddog
E-mail address: bbrandydog@msn.com
Date Fished : 06-27-00
Time you fished: early evening
Tide Stage: out going
Weather notes: cloudy
Surf Conditions : calm
Boat Name: shore
From: ibsp
General Location: surf
Fishing Method : spin,casting
Type of lure/fly: natural
Bait type : clams  oops!!!!!!
Bait Condition: parts
Type of Rig: fish finder
Water Temp: ?????
Striped Bass: 01
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 35"

This is how it went down:

Wife and I went to S.H.checked things out nothing happening decided to try a little further south wound up at ibsp.Out going tide Lost several clams to the crabs and then she hit but not like a striper much more suttel Set the hook landed her took her pixture and let her go,very healthy looking fish nice girth in the range of 14 15# .thats it.

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished :
Time you fished: 8pm to 8.15pm
Tide Stage: ebb
Weather notes: fog and s/w wind
Surf Conditions : calm and clear
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: Montauk cullodan Pt
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: Fin/s sand eel color
Bait type :
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp: 61
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: it got away  waaaaaa

This is how it went down:

heard some nice fish being taken at culladan pt so I hiked in on my first cast I hooked something good real good after after ten min. of a losing battle it swam north taking all my line a 150yds 6lb test. it kicked my ass and I had to Hike out. tonight its back to the Jetties where the fish are smaller and the walk is short. WAY TO GO FISH

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/26
Time you fished: 6am to11am
Tide Stage: ebb
Weather notes: s /e big ground swell black ass fog
Surf Conditions :
Boat Name: Montauk
From: Montauk
General Location: Montauk PT
Fishing Method : trollig
Type of lure/fly: Parachute white
Bait type :
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp: 60
Striped Bass: 25
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: nothing over 15lbs

This is how it went down:

Hard fishing, at times could not see the water. took time to find the fish and stay on them smaller fish but did'nt want to try some where else,loads of Sand eels fish are stuffing them selfs.

Striper Addict(s): Mike Y
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 6/24
Time you fished: 6-9am
Tide Stage: both sides of low
Weather notes: fine
Surf Conditions :
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: Flynn's Nightmare
Fishing Method : boat
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clams
Bait Condition: fresh
Type of Rig: fishfinders/octopus circles
Water Temp: 63
Striped Bass: 12
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 18-33

This is how it went down:

Ran out to the Knoll to get a taste of the hot clamming. There were tons of fish stacked up out there. We were doing well until 7:30 or 8 when the knucklehead action got real bad. We hung in there until 9 am but the crowds were so bad and inconsiderate that it just wasn't fun anymore. We bolted and fished some rough bottom out by the mudhole to put some ling, fluke and sea bass in the box.

Just before we left I had a big fish come unbuttoned. I was flatlining a clam on a little Loomis mag bass rod with a CT250 and 12 pound when she picked up the bait. She was not pleased and almost spooled the 250. I got about half the line back on the reel when the hook just pulled. When I got it back it still had the clam tongue on it. It was then that I realized how much I have given myself over to circle hooks. I lost that fish on a 6/0 octopus and was cursing myself for not having had a circle hook on that rig! Fish just do not come unbuttoned from a circle hook.

Striper Addict(s): Mike Y
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 6/24
Time you fished: 6-9am
Tide Stage: both sides of low
Weather notes: fine
Surf Conditions :
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: Flynn's Nightmare
Fishing Method : boat
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clams
Bait Condition: fresh
Type of Rig: fishfinders/octopus circles
Water Temp: 63
Striped Bass: 12
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 18-33

This is how it went down:

Ran out to the Knoll to get a taste of the hot clamming. There were tons of fish stacked up out there. We were doing well until 7:30 or 8 when the knucklehead action got real bad. We hung in there until 9 am but the crowds were so bad and inconsiderate that it just wasn't fun anymore. We bolted and fished some rough bottom out by the mudhole to put some ling, fluke and sea bass in the box.

Just before we left I had a big fish come unbuttoned. I was flatlining a clam on a little Loomis mag bass rod with a CT250 and 12 pound when she picked up the bait. She was not pleased and almost spooled the 250. I got about half the line back on the reel when the hook just pulled. When I got it back it still had the clam tongue on it. It was then that I realized how much I have given myself over to circle hooks. I lost that fish on a 6/0 octopus and was cursing myself for not having had a circle hook on that rig! Fish just do not come unbuttoned from a circle hook.

Striper Addict(s): jc
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 6-24-00
Time you fished: 5:45am to noon
Tide Stage:
Weather notes: nice day
Surf Conditions : murky where we were
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: sandy hook
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: smoke pepper shad fin-s and bucktails
Bait type : sandworms, killies, sprearing, and squid
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp: didn't take it
Striped Bass: 6
Bluefish: 1
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 8
Other:
They were:

This is how it went down:

Started off at the southeast corner of the knoll. With intentions of putting a few fluke in the basket for the table. Got a quick fluke, then the rod with the fin-s starts screamin. Nice striper about 32", almost spooled me (should have put new line on it was low). Then my 12-year-old son gets his first ever striper, a 23" short. Then he hooks something bigger nice hard fighting 27" fish. Then things got quite for a while and then the fluke bite turned on and we put 8 nice keepers in the box and caught a few shorts. Another pod of linesiders came snooping around. Hooked 4 more nice fish my son also lost his first striper spit the fin-s back at him, bummer. Nice day to be out weather was good for a change (what’s up with that). Great day can't wait to do it again. It was very crowded on the water today. Get out there and get um!!!

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/23
Time you fished: 6am to 4pm
Tide Stage: flood
Weather notes: great
Surf Conditions : calm and clear
Boat Name: Montauk
From: Montauk
General Location: Montauk pt.
Fishing Method : boat troll
Type of lure/fly: parachute
Bait type :
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp: 61
Striped Bass: 12
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: Blue Shark
They were: The Blue Shark is around 150lb the Bass mid teens

This is how it went down:

This was a Shark trip Sharking was slow, so on the way home we took our limit of Bass High point of day seeing a large Pod of white sided Dolphin

Striper Addict(s): DaveC
E-mail address: davecbass@hotmail.com
Date Fished : 6-23-2000
Time you fished: 8 hours
Tide Stage: High to low, first 2 hours of incoming
Weather notes: Clear, 1/2 moon, W10-15mph
Surf Conditions : calm
Boat Name: Waders
From: I'll never tell.  :)
General Location: Backwaters in south Jersey
Fishing Method : Plugging with a spinning rod.
Type of lure/fly: Minnow imitators
Bait type : no way
Bait Condition: I said no way
Type of Rig: no way rig
Water Temp: 69
Striped Bass: 4
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 12
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: Bass were all slot fish, largest was 29",  Weaks were from 20" to 33"

This is how it went down:

Plugged all night in the "witching hours". Fish were around from 2am until 7am. I got the second largest weakfish that I've gotten all season, 33". Pictures were taken and will be posted (as soon as the roll is expended!!!!).

Striper Addict(s): thebionic
E-mail address: thebionic@hotmail.com
Date Fished : wed 6-21
Time you fished: 7am-9
Tide Stage: incoming
Weather notes: lite-sw
Surf Conditions : clear  and  flat
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: Deal  esplande  jetties
Fishing Method : flyrod
Type of lure/fly: clousers
Bait type :
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp: upper  50's
Striped Bass: 01
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 32"

This is how it went down:

Had alot of fish following olive/white deceiver, but no hits. Saw a school of sandeels switched to o/w clouser and the fish jumped on it.

Striper Addict(s): Eric_S
E-mail address: eric_3424@yahoo.com
Date Fished : 6/20
Time you fished: 1-5pm
Tide Stage: outgoing
Weather notes: calm
Surf Conditions :
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: Tip of Sandy Hook
Fishing Method : boat
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : spearing, squid, worms
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 1
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 20+
Other: sea robins
They were: 3 keeper fluke,  32" striper

This is how it went down:

Headed out to the tip of the hook after school to fish for fluke but brought along the worms to try for stripers a little bit. We had fluke on right away but almost all were short. Got tired of that so drifted the channel edge with worms and on the first drift landed the striper.

Striper Addict(s): JoeA
E-mail address: ibsurffshn@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/20/2000
Time you fished: 1030PM to 1200PM
Tide Stage: high
Weather notes: <10 from southwest
Surf Conditions : calm
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: raritan bay
Fishing Method : fly
Type of lure/fly: silicone spearing
Bait type :
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 3
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 18", 22", 22"

This is how it went down:

The pajama puppies wouldn't take anything else but the silicone spearing (2/0), which made sense since there were loads of spearing up the creek. Got out too late to catch moving water. Fished around a creek as the water reached high slack. The action was steady with a number of missed strikes. It lasted until the moon rose, at which point the fish headed for deeper water. Bring your bug spray!

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/20
Time you fished: 5am to 11am
Tide Stage: ebb into flood
Weather notes: lt s/w
Surf Conditions :
Boat Name: Montauk
From: Montauk
General Location: Montauk pt
Fishing Method : Boat  trolling
Type of lure/fly: 2oz parachute
Bait type :
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp: 58
Striped Bass: 20
Bluefish: 5
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 12
Other:
They were:   3 in the  mid teens

This is how it went down:

starting to see some biiger bait around herring and bunker should start seeing some better class fish. see more fish now on top chasing the bait

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/18
Time you fished: 8pm 9pm
Tide Stage: earley flood
Weather notes: south wind on the lite side
Surf Conditions : flat and clear to clear
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: montauk inlet
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: fin /s sand eel color
Bait type :
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 6
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 1 just keeper all released

This is how it went down:

after fishing 10hrs on my charter boat had to go casting after dinner tell me I'm not a Addict. plenty of sand eels in the inlet the fin/s sand eel color kicked bass

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/18
Time you fished: 6am to 4pm
Tide Stage: flood and ebb
Weather notes: nice Day
Surf Conditions :
Boat Name: Montauk
From: Montauk
General Location: Montauk pt
Fishing Method : trolling
Type of lure/fly: chartruse  parachute
Bait type :
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig:
Water Temp: 57
Striped Bass: 50
Bluefish: 25
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 15
Other:
They were: 3 fish in the low 20

This is how it went down:

some better fish moved into the area and are hanging in 20 to 25 feet of water. these fish are feeding on herring and sand eels. the Fluke and bluefish are in there with them

Striper Addict(s): BrianZ
E-mail address: brian.zemlanicky@fishersci.com
Date Fished : 6/16 & 6/17
Time you fished: nite and early morn
Tide Stage: hi to low , low to hi
Weather notes: south wind then southwest
Surf Conditions : moderate, slight tinge
Boat Name:
From:
General Location: fling
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clam, worms, eels
Bait Condition:
Type of Rig: ff and hi lo
Water Temp: ~60
Striped Bass: 30
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 1
Fluke: 0
Other: tog,kings
They were: 18" - 29"

This is how it went down:

nice evening fri. nite i didn't see anybody else fishing in the sea girt area. caught a few kings before dark then a small bass after dark(not that dark given moon). tried eels for about an hour no takers. moved to the inlet around dead low, lost a nice weakfish(no net) on a jig/twister. went back to beach~4:00 am one more small bass while dark and then when sun came up got a decent 18" tog then a few kinsg then a 29" inch bass on a small clam strip intended for kings on lite tackle, released all fish except kings yummy!!!

Striper Addict(s): Surfpirate
E-mail address: SurfPirate@aol.com
Date Fished : 6-16-00
Time you fished: 11pm to 1am
Tide Stage: high slack - > out going
Weather notes: windy, humid
Surf Conditions : calm
Wind Speed : 15 -17 knots
General Location: Sore Thumb
Fishing Method : spin, conventional
Type of lure/fly: Mega Bait, red gils, tins, bucktails, Crystal Minow
Bait type : bunker oil
Water Temp: ???
Striped Bass: 12
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 1
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 22 -34 inches

This is how it went down:

not much to tell, my buddy turtle knew it was his night for a nice 36 inch fish, i smiled at him at the end he was high hook (8 Bass - the largest being 26 inches) I caught a 22 inch Weak, and 3 Bass a single and a double header 31 and 33 inch fish on a mega bait and red gil teaser.

Striper Addict(s): DaveC
E-mail address: davecbass@hotmail.com
Date Fished : 6-15-2000
Time you fished: 10 hours
Tide Stage: high to low. then 1st 2 hours of the incoming
Weather notes: humid, rainy, full moon
Surf Conditions : n/a
Wind Speed : ssw 15
General Location: south Jersey inlet
Fishing Method : spinning
Type of lure/fly: all types of minnow imitators.....lots of colors
Bait type :
Water Temp: 65
Striped Bass: 1
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 14
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: all of the weaks were between 23 and 30", bass was 26"

This is how it went down:

Plugged the snot out of the inlet. Weakfish were unusually large at first. First fish was 29", second was 28", third was 30". Most others were 26". The fish were all spawned out so the 30" was only 7#. I lost around 10 fish (such is life when you are plugging for trout, the have the ejectable face), and had probably 20 more hits. They were smashing the Hellcats as the inlet was chock full of spearing. This was a very good night.

Striper Addict(s): Capt. Mike
E-mail address: mmontorio@handexmail.com
Date Fished : 6/14/00
Time you fished: 6-11pm
Tide Stage: end of flood/most of ebb
Weather notes: clouds/rain/fog
Surf Conditions : n/a
Wind Speed : E 15
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Boat
Type of lure/fly: Nope
Bait type : Chunks
Water Temp: 60
Striped Bass: 27
Bluefish: 8
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 25"-34"

This is how it went down:

Chunked BAIT from a BOAT & pretty much had fish on nonstop once the current started to ebb. Most of the fish were identical 30-31 inchers. Nasty weather but tons of fun.

Striper Addict(s): BobG
E-mail address: bg4whf@aol.com
Date Fished : 6-13
Time you fished: 645pm-945pm
Tide Stage: high-outgoing
Weather notes: cloudy
Surf Conditions : chocolate
Wind Speed : east
General Location: ibsp
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: jigs, finesses, hopkins
Bait type : clam
Water Temp: na
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:

This is how it went down:

no fish had one on 820 pm for about 5 seconds on the hopkins and lost it. bummer. very frustating fishing by yourself not sure if your doing the right thing at the right place. oh well put the time in and hopefully success will happen see ya

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/14
Time you fished: 6am 9am
Tide Stage: flood
Weather notes: Very rough
Surf Conditions : Big
Wind Speed : east 20+
General Location: Montauk pt pollock rip
Fishing Method : trolling from Boat
Type of lure/fly: Parachute
Bait type :
Water Temp: 56
Striped Bass: 9
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 13 .5

This is how it went down:

good fishing very bad cond 6 to 8 ft seas the rip was brakeing and the Bass were biting there heads off. told to go home thank god

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/12
Time you fished: 8pm to 9pm
Tide Stage: first of ebb
Weather notes: nasty
Surf Conditions : flat
Wind Speed : east20
General Location: montauk inlet
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: Fin/S  sand eel color
Bait type :
Water Temp: 56
Striped Bass: 10+
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: young

This is how it went down:

lots of small Bass Lots of fishermen, sand eels all over place bass slaping here and there, and every cast a Bass there small some less than 20'' got to go and get ready for tommowow Charter

Striper Addict(s): FrankS
E-mail address: FcuzzieS@aol.com
Date Fished :   6-11-00
Time you fished:   1am to 5:30
Tide Stage:
Weather notes: Good
Surf Conditions : Good
Wind Speed : S west
General Location: South of Spring Lake
Fishing Method :   Jetty
Type of lure/fly:   
Bait type :   Live ells
Water Temp: 58 ?
Striped Bass: 03
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 30"to 34"

This is how it went down:

Fished ells on sat morning in Deal with no luck. The only thing in Deal was bite off's Sunday morning went to new location and fished the jetty's there . Took 2 bass ,in the time period of 3hrs. Made a move to North of Belmar, and took one bas from that jetty. Called it a day at 5:30 in the morning.

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/12
Time you fished: 8am to 1pm
Tide Stage: ebb
Weather notes: SNOTTY
Surf Conditions : Big
Wind Speed : n/e
General Location: Montauk point
Fishing Method : Boat troll
Type of lure/fly: Big tube
Bait type :
Water Temp: 56
Striped Bass: 33
Bluefish: 5
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 20;8 lb

This is how it went down:

More shorts now about 3 shorts to a keeper, The Bass are Pigging out On sand eels

Striper Addict(s): BrianZ
E-mail address:
Date Fished : 6/10
Time you fished: 3:00 am - 3:00 pm
Tide Stage: hi to low to hi
Weather notes: hot
Surf Conditions : calm
Wind Speed : west
General Location: fling
Fishing Method :
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clams
Water Temp: ?
Striped Bass: 5
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 5
Other: tog
They were: up to 26"

This is how it went down:

fished the fling early am sat steady action til sunrise, went to SR inlet and plenty of blackfish around on green crabs i caught in back bay biggest one was about 16" they are such strong fish !! it was nice to fish the inlet and watch all the pretty moving scenery in the boats.also caught a few flukies on the slack with lite rod and jigs also fun. when they throw you off the beach that type of fishing can be quite fun, all fish returned to catch again.

Striper Addict(s): John D, Justin, and Billy
E-mail address: saltline1@a0l.com
Date Fished : 6/9/00
Time you fished: 5pm-1am
Tide Stage: outgoing-incoming
Weather notes: hot, fair
Surf Conditions : 1'
Wind Speed : sw 10 knots
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Boat
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : fresh bunker
Water Temp: 63.4
Striped Bass: 10+
Bluefish: tons
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: up to 30#

This is how it went down:

Chunked a favorite spot near the knoll fri evening. Knowing this spot only produces on an outgoing tide, the 3 of us hastily decided to get out of work early to to catch most of the outgoing around 4pm. Setting up with bunker heads, we quickly caught 10 bass up to 30# in a little more than 2 hours. After which, the bite slowed to a pick with more blues up to 5#. The 30# almost spooled me on my calcutta 400s. The spot we were fishing has a tremendously strong current and the fish, besides going beserk, knew how to use the current to its advantage. I started getting "jelly legs" after the second run started getting close to the bottom of the spool.

John D

Striper Addict(s): John D, Justin, and Billy
E-mail address: saltline1@a0l.com
Date Fished : 6/9/00
Time you fished: 5pm-1am
Tide Stage: outgoing-incoming
Weather notes: hot, fair
Surf Conditions : 1'
Wind Speed : sw 10 knots
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Boat
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : fresh bunker
Water Temp: 63.4
Striped Bass: 10+
Bluefish: tons
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: up to 30#

This is how it went down:

Chunked a favorite spot near the knoll fri evening. Knowing this spot only produces on an outgoing tide, the 3 of us hastily decided to get out of work early to to catch most of the outgoing around 4pm. Setting up with bunker heads, we quickly caught 10 bass up to 30# in a little more than 2 hours. After which, the bite slowed to a pick with more blues up to 5#. The 30# almost spooled me on my calcutta 400s. The spot we were fishing has a tremendously strong current and the fish, besides going beserk, knew how to use the current to its advantage. I started getting "jelly legs" after the second run started getting close to the bottom of the spool.

John D

Striper Addict(s): John D, Justin, and Billy
E-mail address: saltline1@a0l.com
Date Fished : 6/9/00
Time you fished: 5pm-1am
Tide Stage: outgoing-incoming
Weather notes: hot, fair
Surf Conditions : 1'
Wind Speed : sw 10 knots
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Boat
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : fresh bunker
Water Temp: 63.4
Striped Bass: 10+
Bluefish: tons
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: up to 30#

This is how it went down:

Chunked a favorite spot near the knoll fri evening. Knowing this spot only produces on an outgoing tide, the 3 of us hastily decided to get out of work early to to catch most of the outgoing around 4pm. Setting up with bunker heads, we quickly caught 10 bass up to 30# in a little more than 2 hours. After which, the bite slowed to a pick with more blues up to 5#. The 30# almost spooled me on my calcutta 400s. The spot we were fishing has a tremendously strong current and the fish, besides going beserk, knew how to use the current to its advantage. I started getting "jelly legs" after the second run started getting close to the bottom of the spool.

John D

Striper Addict(s): JimK
E-mail address: tracykalemba@worldnet.att.net
Date Fished : 6/11
Time you fished: 4 am - 7 am
Tide Stage: Outgoing
Weather notes: clear, mild, SW breeze around 10 mph
Surf Conditions : nice rollers coming across bars
Wind Speed : SW 1o mph
General Location: Central Monmouth county surf
Fishing Method : fly
Type of lure/fly: clausers/half&halfs.. chartreuse over white and olive over white
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: 1 fluke
They were: Bass= 15 inch and 28 inch; fluke about 12 inches

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Much better outing than friday night into saturday morning!!! I think outgoing is better than incoming right now. (Bold assumption based upon just two back to back outings!)

The spot I was in had a nice South to North rip flowing over a bar into a deep cut... I was reasonably sure that fish had to be there! First fish was the fluke. Then on the next cast the 15 incher.. inhaled a charteuse over white half & half that I was letting drift with the current over the bar and into the cut. Then nothing for about 1/2 hour. I switched to the olive over white clauser as the sun broke the horizon and 2 casts later was into a solid fish... The fish headed east and took me quickly into the backing. After a few minutes and a 30 yard stroll down the beach I wrestled a nice fat 28 incher from the suds!

Striper Addict(s): JimK
E-mail address: tracykalemba@worldnet.att.net
Date Fished : 6/9 - 6/10
Time you fished: 10 PM to 3 AM
Tide Stage: incoming
Weather notes: clear, mild
Surf Conditions : 1-2 ft
Wind Speed : SW 10 mph
General Location: Central Monmouth County Surf
Fishing Method : fly
Type of lure/fly: clausers/deceivers/half&halfs/snakes
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:

This is how it went down:

What a rough night! Fished long and hard with nothing to show for it.... was around 1am was planning on heading to a spot in a back bay local. Stopped at 7-eleven in Sea Bright... locked keys in car :( At least I was there as the local nightclubs closed up and I got to see lot's of nice scenery! Triple A got me back into my car and I was off to that back bay spot.. nothing there either.. WASSUP???

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/9
Time you fished: 8pm 9pm
Tide Stage: mid of ebb
Weather notes: fine
Surf Conditions : none
Wind Speed : s/w10
General Location: montauk inlet
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: fin s sandeel color
Bait type :
Water Temp: 55
Striped Bass: 7
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: 3 hicory Shad
They were: 24''

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lots of bites fish rolling and busting everwhere. had it all to myself, god bless

Striper Addict(s): D.J. Aanensen
E-mail address: daanensen@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/9/00
Time you fished: 8-11AM +7-9PM
Tide Stage: LOW
Weather notes: Hot
Surf Conditions : Flat
Wind Speed : s-sw
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly: Plugs
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 10+
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 15+ was biggest Blue

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Huge Blues roaming the shallows. Had a ball on 8Lb test. Had one on that was the biggest Blue I have ever seen. 20 minutes later, my hooks were straight as an arrow as he swam off[choked]. Just slamming the topwater in 3 feet of water at low tide. Any reports in the river between Plum island and the bridge?

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/9/00
Time you fished: 5am to 10am
Tide Stage: ebb
Weather notes: fair
Surf Conditions : 3ft
Wind Speed : s/w 15
General Location: Montauk point,       Elbow
Fishing Method : Boat trolling
Type of lure/fly: chutes chartrusse
Bait type :
Water Temp: 55
Striped Bass: 25+
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: a couple fish in tne teens

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Non stop fishing lots of shorts, plenty of sand eels around this should realy get things going

Striper Addict(s): BOB_E
E-mail address: BOBERV@AOL.COM
Date Fished : 6-7-00
Time you fished: noon to 1400
Tide Stage: incoming
Weather notes: overcast, windy
Surf Conditions : slightly rough
Wind Speed : from the east
General Location: Sandy Hook, about 200 yards south of the Sea Gull Nest
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: schoolbus bomber
Bait type : clams
Water Temp: 60
Striped Bass: 2
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 1
Other:
They were: 30", 25" and 18"flounder

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Only had a few hours of fishing time after touring the Hook, my 1st visit! Lotta hits, 2 stripers landed on clams. Switched over to a schoolbus bomber after running out of clams and caught believe it or not a nice flounder on it! Wish I had more time, gotta go back for more to this beautiful area!

Striper Addict(s): D.J. Aanensen
E-mail address: daanensen@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/8/00
Time you fished: 6 - 8pm
Tide Stage: out - low
Weather notes: 70 ish w/clouds
Surf Conditions : flat
Wind Speed : s 10 - 15mph
General Location: Raritan Bay
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly: Plugs
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 3
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:

This is how it went down:

Went out to one of my spots during low tide with a south wind and only caught the toothy types. Spooked one nice fish in the shallows as I waded out past a cut. Saw a bunch of small bait in close to the bars but could not get cooperation from the Striped type, again.

Striper Addict(s): richg AKA  Hardy
E-mail address: rjassociates@erols.com
Date Fished : 06/09/2000
Time you fished: 5:30pm-11:30pm
Tide Stage: goin down & then comin up
Weather notes: Sunny, warm
Surf Conditions : nice chop
Wind Speed : south 10-15 mph
General Location: North of Manasquan
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: Mega Baits & teasers
Bait type :
Water Temp: warm
Striped Bass: 10
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: 2 shad
They were: 4 shorts & 6 keepers

This is how it went down:

Started out well w/ a fish on the first cast. Normally that's a grimm harbinger, but yesterday was different. Things got real slow around the 8:00 pm low tide due to lack of water and bright sun. However, as it got dark and the tide started rolling in, the bass responded. For a about 15 minutes, there has a hit on every cast. Fish fought like maniacs-I've never seen anything like this. An 8lb bass had me thinking it was a cow the way it ripped drag off and bulldogged. The fish were HAMMERING Mega Baits, but curiously, were gently sipping the teaser. Strikes on the teaser were more like an ooze than a bang. Anyway, real nice night-warm, caught good fish to 12lbs, and today's Friday.

Striper Addict(s): richg AKA  Hardy
E-mail address: rjassociates@erols.com
Date Fished : 06/09/2000
Time you fished: 5:30pm-11:30pm
Tide Stage: goin down & then comin up
Weather notes: Sunny, warm
Surf Conditions : nice chop
Wind Speed : south 10-15 mph
General Location: North of Manasquan
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: Mega Baits & teasers
Bait type :
Water Temp: warm
Striped Bass: 10
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: 2 shad
They were: 4 shorts & 6 keepers

This is how it went down:

Started out well w/ a fish on the first cast. Normally that's a grimm harbinger, but yesterday was different. Things got real slow around the 8:00 pm low tide due to lack of water and bright sun. However, as it got dark and the tide started rolling in, the bass responded. For a about 15 minutes, there has a hit on every cast. Fish fought like maniacs-I've never seen anything like this. An 8lb bass had me thinking it was a cow the way it ripped drag off and bulldogged. The fish were HAMMERING Mega Baits, but curiously, were gently sipping the teaser. Strikes on the teaser were more like an ooze than a bang. Anyway, real nice night-warm, caught good fish to 12lbs, and today's Friday.

Striper Addict(s): Brian F.
E-mail address: b_fennimore@hotmail.com
Date Fished : 6-3/6-4
Time you fished: 8pm-12am
Tide Stage: high tide to outgoing
Weather notes: clear
Surf Conditions : calm
Wind Speed : west / light
General Location: da fling zone
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clams
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 4 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 24,25,27,30

This is how it went down:

tossed clams(sorry) around sunset on sat bass turned on like someone threw aswitch. missed half a dozen hits but managed to catch 3 fish. Went back on sun after dark and only found 1 27" bass. Razor lips moved in at midnite and sent us home. found that moving with bait works as well as when your pluggin'.Imagine that!

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/7
Time you fished: 8pm to 9pm
Tide Stage: last of ebb
Weather notes: good
Surf Conditions : flat
Wind Speed : n/w 10
General Location: montauk inlet
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: homemade
Bait type :
Water Temp: 55
Striped Bass: 3
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: tiny

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took them on 2lb test but they were almost the same size as the line

Striper Addict(s): Cheen
E-mail address: mitchiedog@aol.com
Date Fished : 6-6-00
Time you fished: noon-6pm
Tide Stage: Allflood to low
Weather notes: really snotty
Surf Conditions : BIG
Wind Speed : Lots
General Location: whole hook
Fishing Method : All
Type of lure/fly: All
Bait type : Shoulda
Water Temp: ??????
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:

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Looked good ,smelled good tasted good Wasnt.Not a hit tried everything I own that was never alive,maybe the incoming really is the way to go this year???????Skunked Wet Cheen.

Striper Addict(s): Mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com6/5
Date Fished :
Time you fished: 8pm to 9.30pm
Tide Stage: first of flood
Weather notes: rain
Surf Conditions : large
Wind Speed : 25 +
General Location: Montauk inlet
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly: homemade
Bait type :
Water Temp: 55
Striped Bass: 7
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: small

This is how it went down:

Run a charter Boat in the daytime. like casting after dinner trying to catch one on 2lb test no luck, just kept feeding them my lure's went to 6lb test took 7 fast and went home just before the storm

Striper Addict(s): Brian Z
E-mail address: brian.zemlanicky@fishersci.com
Date Fished : 6/3
Time you fished: 4:30
Tide Stage: early incoming
Weather notes: mostly sunny
Surf Conditions : 2-4 and calming
Wind Speed : stiff nw
General Location: n. spring lake
Fishing Method : surf
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type : clams
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 3
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: skate
They were: 18", 23" 27"

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fished clams like you guys say "The Tourists" except at 4:00 am there aren't many tourists around. lots of short strikes i'm new to this web site and i am from sp. lake, do you guys have some rule against clams? i plug the whole season but right now it, with the absence of bait and the fact that with the keepers that i have kept(2 of 4) their stomachs were full of crabs and clams not other fish, i love to plug/jig but i have never really started to pickup #'s of fish on lures until the end this month, any ideas ?

Striper Addict(s): Jesse
E-mail address: jlaw58@prodigy.net
Date Fished : 6/5/00
Time you fished: 7:00 - 9:00
Tide Stage: Incoming
Weather notes: Windy
Surf Conditions : Rough with lots of debris
Wind Speed : NE 20+ kts
General Location: Spring Lake
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly:
Bait type :
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were:

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Met CharlieM in Spring Lake. The wind was howling and the surf was angry. Lots of weeds, boards, candy wrappers, etc. floating around. Tried for a couple of hours with not even a bump.

Striper Addict(s): FrankS
E-mail address: FcuzzieS@aol.com
Date Fished : 6-3-2000
Time you fished: 5 am   to 9 am
Tide Stage: incomeing
Weather notes: good
Surf Conditions : good
Wind Speed : North
General Location: Ortley beach and Lavallette
Fishing Method : spin
Type of lure/fly:   plug /and teaser
Bait type : clams
Water Temp: 56
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 01
Other: herring
They were: small

This is how it went down:

My son and I started fishing in ortley early this morning. My son was pluging , and i was fishing clams. The herring were hiting the teaser, and he landed a few. He also caught one small fluke. On clams 0. Made a move to lavallette are. My son still pluging ,and me with the clam. We had no hits or fish in this area. Left for home about 9. The water was clean and clear. Cuzzie

Striper Addict(s): mikie Montauk
E-mail address: mikemonta@aol.com
Date Fished : 6/3/00
Time you fished: 6am 10am
Tide Stage: flood
Weather notes: Snotty
Surf Conditions :
Wind Speed : n/w 20
General Location: Montauk North rip
Fishing Method : Boat trolling
Type of lure/fly: chute
Bait type :
Water Temp: 53
Striped Bass: 12
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 21lb

This is how it went down:

very rough, but super fishing, the new moon got the tide moving good better class fish today most fish over 30inchs 3 over 36inchs

Striper Addict(s): BobG
E-mail address: bg4whf@aol.com
Date Fished : 6-2-00
Time you fished: 0900-1500
Tide Stage: high-low
Weather notes: sunny
Surf Conditions : na
Wind Speed : sw
General Location: barneget bay bb to the inlet
Fishing Method : boat
Type of lure/fly: finesses
Bait type : shedders, killies, squid
Water Temp: 62-67
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 2
Fluke: 1
Other:
They were: 20 inch weakies, 16 inch fluke

This is how it went down:

nice day for a tan anyway. caught 2 weakfish by the bb buoy on red jig with shedder. 1 fluke on a killie. pretty slow day but it sure beats working.

Striper Addict(s): jc & Inkdup
E-mail address: jc79@enter.net
Date Fished : 6/2/2000
Time you fished: 11:00 to 4:30
Tide Stage: most of the out going high tide to 2 hrs past dead low
Weather notes: nice warm and sunny
Surf Conditions : fair
Wind Speed : started out the SW, changed to NW
General Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method : boat / spinning
Type of lure/fly: fin~s ,  Jigs
Bait type : squid, sandworms , killies
Water Temp: 64 - 67
Striped Bass: 3
Bluefish: 4
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 4
Other: robins 3
They were: 34" striper, 1-  27" slot and 1 short, 1 keeper fluke 17"

This is how it went down:

Left Leonardo and hit the bay first off today, around 11:00. picked up 2 short fluke on a pink fin~s, moved to the Knoll and picked up 1 short striper and a 27" and a 34" on a sandworm , fin~s and one an a lg. Jig/w squid. Was a nice day but slow, just 1 keeper fluke and 3 blues. fished in 20' to 30' deep, water temp at 67 degrees.

Striper Addict(s): Jesse & Colleen
E-mail address: jlaw58@prodigy.net
Date Fished : 6/1/00
Time you fished: 7:00 - 8:30
Tide Stage: High
Weather notes: Very pleasant
Surf Conditions :
Wind Speed : E - SE  5-10 kts
General Location: Sandy Hook
Fishing Method : Spin
Type of lure/fly: Mega-Baits, Bombers
Bait type : Clams
Water Temp:
Striped Bass: 1
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other:
They were: 26"

This is how it went down:

Took my fiancee, Colleen, out last night for a short trip at the Hook. While I was catching the skunk, she was catching a nice, fat 26" unicorn on a clam. Beautiful night and sunset.

Striper Addict(s): gooddog
E-mail address: bbrandydog@msn.com
Date Fished : 06-01-00
Time you fished: 12 noon   2100hrs
Tide Stage: full cycle
Weather notes: sunny brite
Surf Conditions : not bad
Wind Speed : se
General Location: Sandy Hook area ocean side
Fishing Method : spin,casting
Type of lure/fly: bombers and jigs
Bait type : clams  oops!!!!!!!!!
Water Temp: ?????
Striped Bass: 0
Bluefish: 0
Weakfish: 0
Fluke: 0
Other: sea robins
They were: not mentionable

This is how it went down:

Fished late part of out going and the incoming and again the beginning of the out going started with clams then switched to lures and jigs ,got the big skunk first time this year.thats all