August starts with warm waters and solid variety of inshore fishing for Long Beach Island. The Barnegat Bay continues to deliver fluke, crabbing , clamming, uptick in blowfish, spot, bluefish, striped bass and boat flipping fun (whale gone wild – view on our Instagram page). Out front the surf has fluke and kingfish as well as a variety of Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays). Light tackle inshore anglers also have have Atlantic mackerel, Spanish mackerel and bonito. On the structure anglers are catching sea bass, tautog, fluke, triggerfish and sheepshead. For more details check out the latest fishing report video (see below) and also be sure to check back to the last blog post as all of the information from my last post is still current and just as accurate then as it is today.
Occasional striped bass have been reported. Captain Dan aboard Hog Moon Charters is catching some in the early mornings light tackle plugging. A recent surf side striper report came in from Brain Arrabito.
There’s still plenty of fluke in the bay and some nice ones. Tom Smith caught this 24″ fluke the incoming tide in the bay today (Sunday).
Blackfish season is open with a one fish bag at 15″. Best way to target these is green crabs or sand fleas on a plain hook or jig. There’s plenty of bites to be had up at the Barnegat Inlet Jetty however finding a keeper right now could be tough..
Whether you’re fishing the back bays, beaches, or heading offshore, there’s something happening right now on every front. Now’s the time to go fish.
