[NIGHTSTRIKES]

Feel Free To Post Your Fishing Reports from
our Surrounding South Jersey Inlets & BackBays.
Striped Bass,Weakfish & Bluefish etc...
As Much or As Little Information as you like
Even Skunk Reports are Ok...
But Please No Exact Spots,,,Thanks NS

--------------------------------------------------

It's Time To Get Serious....

Water Temps Are Falling..........

The Last 24Hr Readings for the NJ Coast....

Keansburg- Temps from 53-58 degrees
Barnegat Lgt-Temps from 57-59 degrees
A.C. - Temps from 60-62 degrees
Cape May- Temps from 58-61 degrees

And Some On-Shore Flow Expected This Week...
--------------------------------------------
Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - MINOR TIDAL FLOODING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 401 AM EDT MON OCT 18 2004
... MINOR TIDAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE OCEAN FRONT AS WELL AS THE BACK BAYS TUESDAY...

A FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY IN THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE MIDWEEK PERIOD. ONSHORE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES TO PRODUCE TIDAL ANOMALIES BETWEEN 1 AND 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TUESDAY. THESE TIDAL DEPARTURES MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS FROM LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY... AND LATER ON THE BACK BAYS.

PERSONS LIVING IN AREAS THAT NORMALLY EXPERIENCE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING THEIR VEHICLES TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE HIGH TIDE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION, AND ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON IF NEEDED....

[ 10-18-2004, 11:30 AM: Message edited by: NIGHTSTRIKES ]

 

[striper2278]

Fished local sod banks last nite. And had another great night! Ended up with 19 bass up to around 31"! All on a black bomber! Gonna try and take a break tonite! We'll see!

 

[snapper4]

The master (wife) let the dog (me) out for a walk (fish) last night

Fished OC area around high tide... nice night, little wind, good current, clean water...

Perfect conditions.. no fish.. (that would take my lure anyway).

There was a lot of rainfish or what looked like shiners up against the banks. Every few minutes I would hear a large SLURP and then see the ripple in the water--are these bass?? It was dark out.

I tried everything... plugs, soft plastics.. even a swimming plug that looked like a shiner.. managed a small hit on that, but no hook up...

Something was feeding out there... and up close, too.

 

[captainbadfinger]

Leave those fish alone till I get back.
The sodbank fishing is as good as it gets right now.
I was surprised how good Skip and I got them at 1am. sunday with the wind the way it was,it was Howling and I was asking myself why I had left a nice warm bed to go out in that cold wind,but when I caught a dozen in 2 hours I felt much better,Except for the 30in fish that drove 2 hooks from my Bomber into my hand.
It was a great 4 nights fishing with double digets every night.I can`t wait to get back.
We had some fish on black Smack-its,And many on Black Bombers worked painfully slow.

 

[captainbadfinger]

Snapper we were seeing the same thing as you,you should try a very very slow retrive with your plug so it is just leaving a small wake on the surface,use a floating type swimming plug,crank it slow and after a while they just get pissed and crush it,good luck

 

[striper2278]

Originally posted by captainbadfinger:
Except for the 30in fish that drove 2 hooks from my Bomber into my hand.

Eventually, We'll be calling you captainNUB

 

[TimC2520]

Fished off LBI all day today, dragging bunker chunks, eels and clam...nada except for a "horn" doggie that kept pestering me. Water temp 60 degrees.

 

[avasea]

fished barnegat inlet this afternoon-3 bass between 24-26"-all on bait.

 

[striperaholic]

tried to go last night before the storm hit. Worked till 11 then put in the water. Got to the inlet in time to see the lightning storm comeing down river. Well we beat feet home and never tried fishing. I was marking alot of big fish but it was way to unsafe. BUMMER.

 

[FizzEd]

Fished the back bays last night using a white Mega Bait. Ended up with 10 Stripers with the biggest going 30". Dropped about the same number. Not a bad night considering the weather, great lightning display in the distance!

 

[laurel bay b&b]

Fished north of Corsons well inside of the cuma lumps ....
Monday noon...birds and lots of bait that lookid like minnows but thinner....blues, weaks and false albacore busting them everywhere...
lots of fun on the catch

 

[striper2278]

Wasn't gonna go out last night..But couldn't resist! Left my house at about 1AM and by 4AM had 25 more stripers to my credit! Most fish were slot fish...But had a few in around the 30" range...Everything was released! And all were caught on black bombers! Should have had like 50!

 

[Casting disaster]

Rockdoc and I made it out around 6 last night, pretty stiff wind and rain kept us from boating around too much so we tied up at a bridge. Found a bunch of spearing and peanuts in the lights. We boated 3 bass @ 23", 24" and 33". Still some blues around.

 

[striper2278]

Fished this morning on the beach and had bass within minutes of arrival! Landed 10 and lost more then that! Also had one around 30lbs on for a few minutes..but came unbuttoned! Will be back there this afternoon!

 

[TSStriper]

2278, Was this on the beach front and what was the bait of choice if you don't mind me asking?

 

[TSStriper]

2278, Was this on the beach front and what was the bait of choice if you don't mind me asking?

 

[candyman]

Skip.......I hate you. I'm snake bit and now I gonna try again in this crappy weather and it's all your fault.

 

[striper2278]

Guy's

Yes this was on the beach front! And the bait of choice were bombers!

Candy,

Sorry to do it to you again! Had 6 last night before dark up to 38" and had 13 more this moring up to 36"! Fishing is red hot right now!

 

[eelball]

yea, I agree with candyman. I think I hate you to. You enjoy torturing us.

 

[sweet release1]

yea me to .i have gottin into bass but none that size and not those numbers ,but thats all gonna change sat.here fishy fishy ,i'm coming for you.