Menhaden Moving In

[sunnydaze]

4/2 - Report from Mark Boriek, NJDFW Fisheries Biologist

The commercial gill netter in lower Delaware Bay near the Maurice River Cove reported that American shad are still moving through, catching 7 to 9 lbers. One he weighed at 13.5 lbs. He feels that the shad are more abundant compared to last year, as he has been catching similar numbers using half the amount of net. He said that the number of stripers has decreased and that Atlantic Menhaden (bunker) are showing up, signaling that the first schools of shad have moved further up the bay to deeper waters off of Fortesque.

Last night, April 1, Steve Meserve haul seined 30 shad. Returned 11 to the river, kept 9 roe and 10 bucks. "There were some big fish in there."

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/shadrpt04.htm

[theREELmasterBAITER]

Cool thanks man!

[capthersch]

That's a great report. Thanks. The itch is getting unbearable.LOL

[RodFather]

Now thats what I call a report, chock full of information, thanks sunny!

[BIGGESTJACK]

FISHPICKER ARE YOU OUT THERE?

[windmeup]

Now that's a REPORT! Keep it up. Thanks

[nightstalker22]

[bassmaster1]

I know several netters and they all claim they can not set there nets due to stripers being to thick.

[finaddict5]

bassmaster...I heard the same thing last night from a netter friend of mine.