LBI Fishing Report 6/2/25

June is here and a warming trend is upon us! We have a variety of good fisheries and all offer great catching opportunities; striped bass, fluke, bluefish, sea bass. Whether fishing the beach or boat, now is a great time to score some fun on the water. Here’s my latest fishing report video from today Monday June 2, 2025.

This past weekend had shifty weather. It’s rare we see breezy westerly winds with rain but we had it. At times it was brutal but there were window of prime fishing.

The American Angler Spring Grand Slam tournament was held on the beach of LBI this past Saturday May 31 and the participants went hard and caught fish. Tournament director Carl Hartmann reported, “The anglers fishing caught a variety of species; striped bass, bluefish, black drum, fluke and yes… King Fish Are Here! It was a successful event.” Here are some catch photos…

While on the topic of surf fishing tournament the LBI Spring Derby is on until June 22.

Surfside striped bass remains a prime time target. Historically speaking the firrst two weeks of June are a great time to bass fish the beaches of LBI. This year the water is running cool so depending how things go we might have another full month of good bass fishing. With a warming trend coming, let’s hope it doesn’t warm up too fast.

Vince Russo of Russo’s Italian Restaurant in Ship Bottom shared an awesome report today (after my afternoon video recording so it was not included). “I had a great day on the surf today in the afternoon… three big striped bass and one slot.”

Vince Russo of Russo's Italian Restaurant in Ship Bottom shared an awesome report today (after my afternoon video recording so it was not included). "I had a great day on the surf today in the afternoon... three big striped bass and one slot."

The inshore / surf ocean water is very clean and green… on the verge of tropical. But… who let the dogs out? There’s lots of dogfish are on the beaches. There’s also striped bass, black drum, bluefish, fluke and kingfish in the suds too.

PSA: The cow nose rays arrived! Be on the lookout as snagging one of these on light tackle turns into a nightmare tug of war.

Fluke fishing remains good… in the bay, inlet and surf. Clayton caught his limit fishing this weekend. He reported catching his three keepers in 30 minutes! 

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New Bluefin Tuna Fishing Regulations take effect tomorrow June 3, 2025 – Know before you go. For full details refer to NOAA Fisheries Retention Limit Adjustment: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Fishery

Author: FishHead.Greg

A Long Beach Island native with life long experience fishing and navigating the local waters, Greg is a distinguished Master Captain (the highest qualified operator license), holding a US Coast Guard Masters 50T Near Coastal License with Towing Endorsement. Raised in and now managing his family's bait and tackle business, Fishermans Headquarters (Since 1962, The Saltwater Fishing Bait & Tackle Experts) Greg is daily immersed in fishing. He is the Chief Contributor of FishingLBI.com (Long Beach Island's best fishing report blog) as well as the Admin for the shop's social media pages (on Instagram and Facebook). Be sure to follow!

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