NJ fishing reports

My boat is in MD but I'll be running my brother's 28' Regulator this weekend. The boat is currently at Gateway right next to Bars and the Highlands bridge. He just finished building a new dock about 1/2 mile up the Shrewsbury from there, not sure why is still in the marina...
We're all arriving Friday evening so I think I'd rather run Sunday so we have more time to get setup but depends on the weather.
 
Ok now I got it, I'll be out and about with my wife who takes pictures of families and friends on their boats, then post them for free. Maybe your brother knows of her, if not go on the Raritan bay fishing site on FB and put in Bellabeachy free boat photos and enjoy. She might even get a shot of you guys, you never know where we show up. I also have a new boat in Middle River Maryland and she started doing it there, but NJ is home. Be safe and have fun
 
Seabass is on fire out at Shark River reef. Limit is 10pp @ 12.5”. First Rock pile wasn’t great so went to my favorite wreck. 60 keepers in two hours with some 18+” in there

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I hear the yellowfin are gone from the bacardi/ 40 Fathom line after the storm.

Today there was a full blown striper blitz at shrewsbury rocks. I just need the right weather on the right day...

probably get out there Thursday or Friday morning
 
I ran my brother's regulator to the Bacardi at the end of Sept and went 2 for 4. The next week I ran with a friend on a big boat out of CT, started at the Dip in 65 degree water and got a nice Bigeye right away. Made it to the 100 square picking away on Albicore on the troll and just a big Mako at night. Never made it to the Bacardi but plenty of tuna.
I'm thinking about Bass fishing out of Raritan Bay this weekend, think it'll be busy out there?20250928_095021.jpg20251005_120126.jpgIMG_20251007_163024.jpg
 
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Seafarer_Bob said:
I'm thinking about Bass fishing out of Raritan Bay this weekend, think it'll be busy out there?
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West wind 2 ft or less....

Only about a thousand boats ...give or take a hundred....

NormaK party boat posted non stop surface action on oversized bass yesterday. Today was really good but not as crazy. I see the Highlands in the background of some pictures. Looks like they are at Shrewsbury rocks.

I'm going Thursday. If I can get the stripers out of my system I can wrap up the boat early.
 
That's discouraging but thanks, we're still planning to go Sat and Sun and I'll post a report. I'm hearing there are a lot of smaller slot size bass in the Navasync and Shrewsbury rivers where we keep the boat and I'll bring some bait for Tog and Seabass if we can't find any action along the beach.
 
Seafarer_Bob said:
That's discouraging but thanks, we're still planning to go Sat and Sun and I'll post a report. I'm hearing there are a lot of smaller slot size bass in the Navasync and Shrewsbury rivers where we keep the boat and I'll bring some bait for Tog and Seabass if we can't find any action along the beach.
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The party boats out of Keyport found them good this morning. i guess they were inside the Hook.
 
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