![]() The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) are still working out the final details, but it appears as if there should be no change in coastwide recreational catch limits for fluke in 2023, with a 10% cutback expected on porgy and black sea bass. New Jersey regs for the 2023 season are not yet finalized – here’s a look at what we can expect. ![]() We should learn more about fluke limits in New Jersey when the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council convenes on March 2. When Jersey Shore native Dan Radel is not reporting the news, you can find him in a college classroom where he is a history professor.Sean Michael of Massachusetts caught this “over” in August aboard the Down Deep out of Keyport. The net was stuffed with 41 shad, 1 smallmouth bas, 1 quillback and 45 gizzard shad. At first, it looked like they were going to get skunked but in the last yards of the net they started to see the silver flashes that told them they were going to have some fish. Rain threatened to keep Steve Meserve at Lewis Fishery in Lambertville and his crew on land Wednesday night but they waited it out and were able to get one haul in. There were also a few limit catches and anglers that had two or three keepers for their efforts. On Wednesday an angler on the boat cranked in a 7-pound pool fish. The Big Mohawk is planning to try Friday but the weekend is a big question mark, according to the boat report. The short spring blackfish season may come to an end a couple of days early if the weather forecast holds. More: What's biting: get the latest fishing reports here ![]() Steve Remaley at Red Bank Marina said there has been a crowd of anglers at that locale. Oyster Point in the Navesink River has been a little hot lately. While the bunker is in the bay, it hasn't always been easy to locate. The fish were hitting live-lined bunker, as long as fishermen could their live wells filled. The Raritan Bay bass fishery was a little hot and cold from the sounds of the chatter from the boat captains. The bulk of that surf action remains on the Ocean County barrier islands where fishermen chucking clams have also tied into a few black drums. The surf produced more striped bass this week, with sizes varying from shorts and keepers to some big fish over the 38-inch size limit. While the fluke have been trickling into the surf the ocean temp is still a bit cold for drifting at about 56 degrees at Belmar on Thursday morning. More: Fluke hit in the LBI surf, one week before season opener The wind is supposed to come around to the West on Monday, which could settle things down in time for the opener. The fluke season, or summer flounder as they're also called, is just days away and is set to open Tuesday. Jingle's Bait & Tackle in Beach Haven had news of a 23-inch fluke released in the surf on Tuesday morning. ![]() His fish was a couple of ounces over two pounds on the scale.īobby Matthews at Fisherman's Den in Belmar said a few more pre-season fluke were caught and released in the surf. Donald Tharp brought one to be weighed and entered into the island's spring fishing derby. The fish were all in that two- to four-pound range. Surf City Bait & Tackle had reports of several bluefish landed in that locale on Tuesday. The waves on the beach might just be four to six feet overhead, according to Surfline's forecast. The gusts could top 35 knots tomorrow with inshore seas potentially building to nine to 10 feet. The forecast is calling for rain and wind gusts out of the east through Sunday. The spring fisheries continue to develop with more bluefish hitting on Long Beach Island but now it looks like there's a bit of weather moving in, which anglers may just have to ride out for a few days.
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