The windy westerlies this weekend offered up some great fishing but bluster conditions. Today (Monday 11/25) those winds backed off and gave way to a phenomenal day with Lake Atlantic conditions and even better fishing. The Central Jersey striped bass fishing is hot! Here’s a quick fishing report video update…

The waters out of Barnegat Light are teeming with striped bass in a full range of size class; unders, slots and overs. Striped bass fishing via boat has been particularly good in recent days with lots of bait stretched along the beaches out to the 3 mile line. Bass are gorging on sand eels, peanut bunker and adult bunker.

Anglers are catching on both topwater (spooks, pencils, poppers) and jigging (shads, spoons, jigs). Those looking for a less active methods are hooking bass on the troll pulling 9er umbrella rigs, mojos and bunker spoons. At times there is good action live lining bunker on the schools too; however, this very well may turn into a spiny dogfish raid.

While the surf fishing scene on Long Beach Island has not contended with the action of northern beaches there are striped bass sliding down and a couple waves have already moved through the LBI area. There are striped bass in the suds. The next coupe weeks should offer good fishing for LBI surf anglers.

All In All – This is about as good as it gets. The weather is getting colder and the striped bass fishing should remain strong but it will not last forever. Now’s the time! Get out and score great fall fishing!