It’s settling down and the sun is out. The Barnegat Light Buoy is fading and the trend will continue to ease.
I got some fun surf this morning before the lifeguards came out. While walking up the beach one drift I stopped and talked to an anglers soaking a line. He reported a little bit of weed (most was up on the beach), snappers stealing bait and two kingfish. He mentioned that 4oz was rolling with the low tide sweep.
Grey Colston stopped in this morning and shared he was into fish before the blow, “I hope it continues. The inlet was consistent with tog and fluke and the surf had kings.”
David Ho got a good size fluke today. He said, “Fishing was good. The water was chocolate milk but the fluke are on the chew. I got a new personal best, 28″ fluke! Alex (23.5″) and John (20″) both caught too.”
![David cuahgt this 28" fluke fishing the BL Inlet](https://i0.wp.com/fishinglbi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5606.jpg?resize=233%2C300&ssl=1)
Rich Beverley also reported fluke on the rocks. Here’s a photo of a 19.5″ flattie he got bucktailing.
![Barnegat Inlet Fluke Fishing](https://i0.wp.com/fishinglbi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5607.jpg?resize=300%2C297&ssl=1)
Still some good blues around… “Not a bad way to end my six week vacation!” Mike Hovan reported. Here’s a bluefish he recently caught off the surf.
![LBI surf fishing for bluefish](https://i0.wp.com/fishinglbi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5608.jpg?resize=300%2C291&ssl=1)
And a couple bass! Dave Hershberger posted this photo of a resident schoolie. “Lagoon striper!”
![Kids love striped bass fishing.](https://i0.wp.com/fishinglbi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5609.jpg?resize=216%2C300&ssl=1)
Reminder, the JCAA Fluke Tournament is next weekend.
Here’s some recent photos from the Miss Barnegat Light!
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