Season End Fishing Report 11-27-11
Here's hoping everyone had a great Thanksgiving and got their fill of turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie. Now is the time for some serious Striper fishing. This past week the weather was fabulous with temps in the low 60's and the winds fair. The Stripers are ranging from Long Beach Island to the Cape May rips. Anglers have been trolling with Stretch lures, Bunker Spoons, umbrella rigs or 9er rigs and having great success. If trolling is not your game bring out the metal and jig them up. Try using Cripple Herring, Deadly Dicks, Hopkins or Diamond jigs, they will all get the job done. Also look for the birds and wok the edges. The bass are feeding on Sand Eels so match the hatch. There are also a few nice size Bluefish in the mix along with Dog sharks.
The local inlets are still giving up a few nice bass. Try dragging eels or bunker chunks. Clam is also getting the job done. In the back bays around the bridges live lining Spot seems to be the hot baits.
The Beach of Absecon Island has been quite this past few weeks, but hopefully the body of fish to our north will move down our way and give us a great time until at least the end of the year.
The Tog fishing has moved from the bays to the reef sites. Get in the rubble and use green crab.
LOCAL CATCHES
1. Robyn Lee of EHT had a 22lb. 6oz. Bass in the back bays of Margate this past week. (Pic)
2. Brandon Sadowski had a 19lb Striper aboard the Jessie "O" this past week. (Pic)
3. Jim Lobue of EHT had a 14 1/2lb Striper on an eel at Tog Island behind Margate on Wed. (Pic )
4. Nancy Dutton of Ventnor had a 5lb. 8oz. Tog behind Margate this past week.
The store is now closed for the season. To all our friends and customers have a Happy Holiday and Joyous New Year. Gone fishing, we'll see you in the spring.
Don, Tony, Corey and all the gang at the marina
