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- Lambertville Station - boat launch - real easy to find
- Bring: warm clothes, rain gear, sunglasses
- Bait shop near sandy hook
- Atlantic Highlands Bait Tackle - 2 Simon Lake Dr, Atlantic Hghlnds, NJ - (732) 291-4500
- Julian's Sport Shop - 990 State Route 36, Atlantic Hghlnds, NJ - (732) 291-0050
- T & A Tackle & Huntin - 369 State Hwy No 36, Port Monmouth, NJ - (732) 787-3853
- Fairway market:
- Fairway Market - 34 E Ridgewood Ave, Paramus, NJ - (201) 444-3038
- Dick's sporting goods
- (On the way) - 366 Woodbridge Ctr, Woodbridge, NJ 07095-1398 - (732) 621-8400
- Walmart
- (More or less on the way) - 1126 Route 9 - Old Bridge, NJ 08857-2860
- (South of Sandy Hook) - 3575 Route 66 West - Neptune, NJ 07753 - (732) 922-8084
- Stuff to buy:
- Ice
- White cooking wine
- Small rubber bands
- Bait - bunker chunks, clams
- Lures
- Proscuitto
- Stuff to bring
- Gatorade
- Sandwich stuff
- Food
- Onions, carrots, celery
- Butter
- Water
- Stuff to prepare
- Thermos
- Plates, forks, cups, etc.
- Swiss army knife
- Knife sharpener
- Knives - sharpen them
- Canned stuff
- Oatmeal
- GPS
- Coolers
- Food storage - zip locks, tin foil
- CHECKS!!! For buying a parking permit at night
- Camera
- Small towel
- Bug spray
- Big pliers
- Lantern
- Cash
- Lights, Batteries
- http://www.stripersurf.com/forums/showthread.php?t=532676
- http://www.stripersurf.com/forums/showthread.php?t=532591&page=6
- http://www.reelreports.com/sandy-hook-reports.html
- Weather Forecast
- http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/boatandbeach/weather/tenday/USNJ0017
- Sandy hook article
- Reading the beach
- Let me just say, do not ignore a good slough during low tide! I have seen schools of stripers and blues come through the lane at low tide on a search and destroy mission, hitting every bait within 1/2 mile. Also, do not ignore the sloping edge of the beach closest to you bordering the slough. Keep one rod in close. Often, the tiderunners patrol the walls of the slough, as not to scatter the bait.
- Bait:
- Clams - sounds like these are working a bit lately, but lures are king
- Bunker Chunks - sounds like these are not working as well as clams
- Packs of mullet
- Sand Eels
- Sand Fleas
- Live pinfish
- Lures - http://www.striperspace.com/surf_fishing_lures.html
- Hooks
- 12/0 are WAY too big, unless going for sharks... 6/0 or 7/0 are plenty big enough. If croakers are around, drop to 3/0 or smaller if targeting them. I prefer circles, but the same applies to J's. For stripers, the size isn't a big deal, but the strength of the hook is, Gami circles are great.
- Teasers
- Deadly Dicks (basically a castmaster w/a little color) goes good with a teaser
- Mambo Minnow
- red gill teaser in "purple/black over white" ahead of a:
- t-hex or - good when sand eels are present (ava w/rectangular metal)
- ava - (bottom lure) - good when sand eels are present (roundish metal w/tube eel)
- Gotcha Lures for pier fishing
- 2-3 ounce Krocodile spoons (smooth, round castmaster/daredevil)
- fin-s
- bucktail
- Hopkins - chunk of metal followed by a bit of bucktail material
- Yo Zuri Surface Cruiser
- Other essentials:
- Wire leaders
- For bluefish you have to use at least 50 pound mono leader or wire for these are toothy critters that will mangle your leaders and or lures.
- 15-20lb line
 Places to go
- Sandy Hook
- Pick up a night fishing parking permit at Sandy Hook - it is sold at the Sandy Hook Visitor Center (10-5 daily) and the Sandy Hook Ranger Station (24 hours, daily).
- Parking permit is to be placed on the rear bumper passenger side of the registered vehicle
- Operator must present a 7-foot fishing pole
- At least 50% of the persons over 12 years old in each vehicle must be actively engaged in fishing (including traveliving to/from fishing location, setting up and taking down equipment, and short breaks for coffiee, food, sanitary facilities, etc).
- Stay on roads
- Use cash btw 10:00 am and 5:pm. Otherwise bring checks!
- Watch for ticks, poison ivy, cacti
- No glass containers
- Night fishing is permitted at all but lifeguard protected areas
- Manasquan inlet (n of point pleasant beach)
- Mantoloking - Nice plain surf fishing - BTFS episode 4 - bunker chunks, tons of fish into the night (spring)
- Long Branch Jetties
- 7 Presidents park jetties
- The hook and Sea Gright (Girt? Bright?) are all good as well.
- a real good spot close to you is in the evening anywhere around darlington deal, the pumphouse in deal, and also off the shore from the red church in deal.
- Seaside Heights
- http://www.pointpleasantbeach.com/messageboard.htm
- Casino Fishing Pier- Try your luck fishing off the end of an ocean pier. Fluke, Bluefish, Striped Bass, Kingfish, and many more are regulary caught at the Casino Pier Fishing Access (seasonal).-There is a fee to enter. Rod Rentals available.
- Crabbing - What a great way to spend a relaxing day! Blue crabs can be found in the Bay all along the shore. Try the docks just south of the Rt. 35 bridge.
- Fish to target:
- Striped Bass
- Fall is prime bass time in the surf, as stripers dominate the shoreline on their southward bound migration. Bigger
chunk baits are appropriate at this time of the year, as bass are chasing herring and bunker
schools as the bait migrates south as well. Thirty-pound fish are common throughout the fall,
and a few lucky anglers will best stripers approaching and exceeding fifty pounds. Both baits
and lures are very effective for striped bass.
- Bluefish:
- If you're surf fishing, a pyramid sinker rig with wire leader, baited with a live pinfish or other small bait-fish will catch bluefish.
- Dead or live shrimp will catch blues as well.
- They love cut bait with mullet topping their menu.
- Tautog
- Weakfish
- Black Drum
- Red Drum
- Tidbits:
- From http://www.stripersurf.com
- Fish in Moving Water, look for areas with good flows. Dead water is normally just
- Keep Moving, if there is nothing going on, Move On.
- Live bait is 1,000 times better than any other lure or fresh bait. Live eels are phenomenal.
- There are a lot of different rods and reels available and prices vary widely. Buy your rod first, the best all around size is ten (10) feet. Look for a rod rated "Medium Action" capable of throwing lures from 1 to 4 ounces. The reel should "match" and balance with the rod. Probably the best size is the Penn Spinfisher® 6500 SS which weighs 22 ounces and holds 250 yards of 15 pound monofilament line or the less expensive Penn Spinfisher® 704Z which holds 275 yards of 20 pound line.
- Q: Which knot do you think is best?
My favorite is the Palomar because it is simple to tie, even in the dark and retains 100% of the line strength. My second choice is a clinch or Trilene® knot, it retains approximately 85% of the line strength. You can get more information and directions on knots on the Knot pages.
- Q: What pound test line should I use?
The minimum for Monofilament is 20 pound test. If you have two rods and reels, one for lures and the other for bait fishing; spool 20 pound test on the rod for lures and at least 30 pound test on the bait rod.
- Q: What is the best tide to fish?
There is No best tide however most people and fish prefer the incoming and outgoing high tide. Generally this would be the period 90 minutes before and after high tide. However do not give up on Low tide especially if the currents are strong or the water is rough.
- Q: How important are currents?
Extremely important, some species of fish including striped bass prefer moving water which offers them some protection as well as baitfish and other food being swept along. Water movement is more important than tide and fish feeding activity will decline during periods of slack water. Dead water is dead water.
- Some species of fish, such as Striped Bass are nocturnal feeders so the very best time for fishing is during the evenings and full dark.
- Q: I haven't caught a really big striped bass yet, should I concentrate on bait fishing or fishing with plugs?
Even though the world record striped bass was caught on a plug I spend 70% of my time fishing with bait; live eels, live menhaden (bunker) are tops in the MidAtlantic region. After that comes bunker chunks, clams, crabs and blood worms. The vast majority of successful fishermen have caught their "trophies" on bait.
- I consider the Finnish minnow design as my favorite and most consistent producer. The original Finnish minnow design was introduced by Rapala® but also included in this group are Bomber®, Mambo Minnows®, Rebel®, Red Fin® Yo-Zuri® and others.
- Keep clams on the hook w/littler rubber bands
- Beach
- Regulations:
- No fishing license required (except maybe for crab - $2.00 license http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/forms.htm#fishing, lobster)
- http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/2009/maregsum09.pdf
- Fluke/Flounder not in season
- Tautog - 14 inches - 1 fish
- Bluefish - no min size - 15 fish
- Black Sea Bass - 12.5in - 25 fish
- Shark - 48 in - 2 fish
- Blue Crab - hard:4.5in, soft:3.5in - one bushel
- Weak Fish - 6 Fish at 13 inches
- Weakfish arrive in early May and remain until October. Try Fin-S, soft jigs, or sandworms on a 3/0 bait hook with a split shot. Best Bets; Barnegat Inlet, bay side shoreline from A-15 to A-21.
- Striped Bass - 28" - 2 fish
- Fall is by far the BEST TIME for surf fishing. Schools of mullet, menhaden, and other baitfish migrate along the beach and attract striped bass, bluefish, weakfish, drum, false albacore, and others close to shore. Surf anglers using surf poles and fly rods enjoy this fall fishing frenzy. Striped bass are more active at dusk and can be caught well into December.
- Truck on Island Beach State Park
- Requires permit ($50/3 days) - The number of three day permits that are issued is limited during the summer season.
- Fishermen are allowed to stay in the park after the main gate is closed but only people who are actively engaged in fishing can remain on the beach between midnight and 4 A.M.
- The annual Governor's Surf Fishing Tournament is held in Island Beach State Park on the first Sunday in October.
- Delaware River
- Good story Sept 30 2009:
IBSP this morning from 6-12. Had fish at every spot we stopped,
but most of the fish were caught at Gillies. Between my buddy and I,
we probably caught somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 fish. Most
of the fish were taken on a red gill teaser in "purple/black over
white" ahead of a t-hex or ava. Here's the run down more or less:
about
(15) 2-4 lb blues
(30-40) hickory shad - couple brutes!
(1) searobin
(2) flounder
(3) spike weakies at false light
All the shad and weakies came on the teaser, the flounder hit both the teaser and
the t-hex, the searobin hit a mullet, and the blues came by way of the teaser and
t-hex with the exception of a few on mullet. Not much bird activity except further
out. Mullet and sandeels up and down the beach. Bunker and clams didn't produce a
fish all morning. Nice day!
Hickory Shad
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