Early December Got Cold But The Striped Bass Fishing Is Hot!

Here’s our most recent Long Beach Island Fishing Report video update from yesterday morning December 4th…

The fishing on the beach of LBI has been slow with only a few fish reported. But the boat fishing out of Barnegat Light and Little Egg Inlet has been REALLY GOOD despite the cold weather.

I’ve been fishing everyday for the last week (had to take off yesterday attend fishing tackle show in Atlantic City). I had great fishing in various locations, including the Brant Beach Lump, Loveladies Lump, and the Harvey Cedars Lump as well as along IBSP and Seaside. I’m still seeing a wide range of striped bass size class with slots and overs.

The water temperatures have fallen with the ocean temps ranging in the mid to upper 40’s. There’s plenty of bait in the area, but it really has not pushed into the LBI beach. With the large mass off striped bass hanging around the inshore waters of LBI our fingers are crossed they crash the beach one of these days.

Yesterday store staffer Emmet caught a 10# bass off the LBI surf. Emmet shared he fished the surf for a few hours and didn’t see one other truck. “The beach was empty. I was fishing a Bill Hurley sand eel in some cuts. No bites. At one point, I saw some swirls on top. Clipped on a pencil popper and got the bite!”

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