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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports => Topic started by: wink_man on June 12, 2008, 09:04:30 AM
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Fished the canal this morning, and finally broke my jinx, I haven't caught a striper since the 5th of June and was starting to think the new outfit I was experimenting with was jinxed for stripers.
Got up a little late, was fishing by 5:45 and got a 22 inch striper on my 3rd cast. He was flopping when I took the pic, but it looks pretty neat.
Bluefish then took over when the tide switched, just enough to be annoying, caught about half a dozen, had them destroy a bunch of Fin-S fish, and called it a morning at 8AM. Water was crystal clear, boat traffic minimal, and weed and cabbage were minimal.
I was fishing the south end this morning, I have been fishing the north end, and while I know stripers are there, they seem to have lockjaw unless you're livelineing herring. I had a reliable report of stripers feeding at the south end on sandworms, so I gave that a shot.
I was fishing an area today with no bulkhead, just a rock wall with shallow water at the base, and more important than breaking my jinx, I saw a few of natures very special treats today.
Right at my feet, in less than 2 feet of water, I watched dozens of baby flounder swimming and trying to hide in the weed cover, so anyone who thinks the spring flounder fishery was dismal, I'd say they are wrong, they appeared to have spawned quite successfully.
And a first for me, as I was getting ready to cast, out of the corner of my eye, I spot movement on the water, close to shore. I look and see what appears to be a brown tail go under, about 50 feet away. Suddenly, 25 feet in front of me, out pop 3 river otters, heads up and staring at me. I reached for the camera but they went down, and couldn't get a pic. I watched them swim across the canal and up towards the bay, was a sight to behold, While I've seen otters in the wild, never at the shore before.
On another note for the surf fisherman, I stopped at Pells on the way home and Jim told me of a beach fisherman at Normandy Beach this morning(early), fishing in a kayak. He snagged bunker and dropped them back down, and had just brought 2 fish into Pells to be weighed, 36 and 41 pounds.
Garry
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Great Report Garry, congrats on breaking the JINX TT^
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Nice job as always Garry... can't see the picture?? 5hrug
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I know that rocky area, that must be a cool sight. I'll try sirf fishing from squan 2moro, let u know how i do. Sound like it's been CRAZY out front. Beautiful bass.
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Thanks for the great report Garry.......as usual t^
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Good job.
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What a great morning you had, not just the fishing but everything you saw. Another great report.
NJDEVIL >:D
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nice report
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Thanks for the report Garry... slt
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You da man as always Wink!
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hey garry,
can i go fishing with you one of these days?
cheers,
dave
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which part of the canal where you fishing from? street? marina?
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hey garry,
can i go fishing with you one of these days?
cheers,
dave
Sure, why not, I'm leaving in about an hour, and will prolly fish till 10-11 tonight.
I'm fishing the south end of the canal, by the condos on Bay Ave, close to the marina on the rock wall. You'll see me there, slim guy with a silver goatee(usually in dire need of a haircut), but not this time, LMAO. Look for me if you decide to come down.
Garry
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hey garry one quick question, i thought that at the condo end of the canal it was all private parking, is that true ? thanks larry
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my father is back out fishing so he will make a report i guess when he gets back.
hey Garry one quick question, i thought that at the condo end of the canal it was all private parking, is that true ? thanks larry
nope there is alot of public parking all over and there is a public ramp for putting in your boat. all around the condos is public property so you can fish pretty much where ever you want, but there are a few pain in the (mind my words) that live there that have nothing better to do than to try and cause trouble.
I know that rocky area, that must be a cool sight. I'll try sirf fishing from squan 2moro, let u know how i do. Sound like it's been CRAZY out front. Beautiful bass.
while my father has been hitting the canal nonstop i have been concentrating more on the surf since the boat traffic has picked up. Ive been following the bunker school threw my contacts and they seem to keep moving south. i have been fishing off of lyman rd. which is off of rt 35. now the bunker schools have been holding firm in both up by Neptune and down by seaside. smaller broken up schools have been in between. boats at the larger schools keep forcing the fish down as the ones in the middle are undisturbed. Ive been snagging bunker off the surf and have hooked into fish, but have not been fortunate enough to get one in. friend a couple days ago caught a 50+ striper right off lavalette in his kayak.
i hooked into a really large fish today off a bunker head that spooled me it never let off the dragg once. i also watched a guy land a 30/40 pound striper right next to me. i also got on the bunker schools later in the day. i chased after them down the beach for like 2 miles but just couldn't hook up. good luck at manasquan beach.
Brian
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awesome report garry.. they usually are... nice day to be out there....this may sound stupid.. but where exactly is the point pleasant canal, as of.... off of route 34 ?
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Nice report as always Wink. t^
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awesome report garry.. they usually are... nice day to be out there....this may sound stupid.. but where exactly is the point pleasant canal, as of.... off of route 34 ?
To much to type as there is a lot of access. Basically, to get there, 34 south to 35 south, to Bridge Ave to Bay Ave will get you there. If you want more details, PM me and I'll give you my phone number, can't type all that stuff in, will be here all night.
Garry
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nice report Garry t^
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Went to the canal late this afternoon to meet Bucktail from this site, get the Fin-S fish he got for me, and show him a few of my favorite spots on the river for fluke. Was a pleasure to meet you Bucktail, and thank you again for the deal on the Fin-S fish.
Then I went to the south end by the condos to look for a striper. Tried a plastic sandworm on a jig, hoping it was something stripers would go for and blues would not be interested in. Had a hit and set the hook, fish on, and no head shaking so I figure it might be a small striper. This was an 8 inch plastic sandworm mind you, LOL. So he gets close and is fighting deep, and when he comes up, low and behold, here's what I caught on the sandworm.
Would have been legal too at 16 inches if the season was open, but of course, we recreational fisherman have raped the blackfish resource and there's nothing left for the commercial fisherman, LMAO, so back in the water he went, really surprised me.
Lost9340 joined me for a bit, casting a popper as I worked a fin-s. Bluefish were there, just enough to be annoying and I lost fin-s and shads. Then my whole theory about maybe the bluefish avoiding the plastic sandworm was shot as they started biting them off too. Caught about half a dozen blues, even though I was trying to avoid them. Here's just a small bit of the damage they did this afternoon.
Blues hung around and even got thicker as the evening went on, so I called it quits at 9PM, no sense in staying, I wasn't going to get a striper with all those aggressive blues around, hopefully they will move on by tomorrow morning.
Water was crystal clear on incoming and outgoing tides, boat traffic a little more than minimal, saw all the baby flounder again, spearing, rainfish and some small bunker, also either a winter flounder or small fluke about 8 inches long. Still can't find any weakfish at all in the canal or river, but I did get a reliable report today that commercial crabbers in the northern bay are getting a few weakies in their crab pots, so maybe they are starting to come in now.
Garry
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Nice report Garry. Pretty cool with that blackfish on the "sandworm jig". ;D It was nice meeting you yesterday as well. Glad I could help you out with those baits. I know you go through a lot of them.
Thanks for showing me those spots. We'll definitely give them a shot Saturday. ;)
-Bob
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Quote from: hm5419 on June 12, 2008, 05:01:28 PM
hey Garry one quick question, i thought that at the condo end of the canal it was all private parking, is that true ? thanks larry
nope there is alot of public parking all over and there is a public ramp for putting in your boat. all around the condos is public property so you can fish pretty much where ever you want, but there are a few pain in the (mind my words) that live there that have nothing better to do than to try and cause trouble.
so after riding thru there all this time thinking it was private property and missing out on all the action, damn :-\ so i can park and walk behind the condos and fish along the whole backside ?? larry
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have u guys ever tryed metal there??? You wont go through as much bait and then a chance at a striper it just as high.
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have u guys ever tryed metal there??? You wont go through as much bait and then a chance at a striper it just as high.
Unfortunately, in my experince, I've not found that to be true in the canal, nor have most of the shapies that fish it regularly for bass. Plastic outperforms metal there on stripers easily 5 to 1.
Garry
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Quote from: hm5419 on June 12, 2008, 05:01:28 PM
hey Garry one quick question, i thought that at the condo end of the canal it was all private parking, is that true ? thanks larry
nope there is alot of public parking all over and there is a public ramp for putting in your boat. all around the condos is public property so you can fish pretty much where ever you want, but there are a few pain in the (mind my words) that live there that have nothing better to do than to try and cause trouble.
so after riding thru there all this time thinking it was private property and missing out on all the action, damn :-\ so i can park and walk behind the condos and fish along the whole backside ?? larry
Larry,
That is correct, you can park there and walk to the canal to fish. If you take Bay Ave south to the end, right before the end, you'll see parking spaces on your right, there's currently a dumpster parked at the end of it, that section is public parking. Private parking is designated as such, with signage indicating so.
Also, on both sides of that parking spot I mentioned, you will see signs that say 'public access, or walkway'. Those condos could only be built on the condition that the canal was accessible to the public in that area. Of course, some of the local residents don't like that much, LMAO. I beleive the first 7 feet of land had to be accessible to the public. There are also 2 wooden fishing decks over there, that go out on the water, publicly accessible for fishing.
Garry
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thanks garry for the info, you would have thought i knew this living in point pleasant ::)
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hey garry,
the end of bay ave south is bay point harbor?
this is the spot where you fished?
cheers,
dave
Take exit #90/BRICK TWP/LAKEWOOD/PT PLEASANT onto CHAMBERS BRIDGE RD(CR-549) - go 1.5 mi
Turn Left on RT-70 - go 0.7 mi
Turn Right on PRINCETON AVE(CR-630) - go 3.4 mi
Turn Left on 5TH ST(CR-630)
Continue on BEAVER DAM RD(CR-630) - go 0.8 mi
Turn Right on BRIDGE AVE(CR-632) - go 1.0 mi
Turn Right on BAY AVE - go 0.2 mi
Bear Left on BAY POINT HRBR - go 0.2 mi
Arrive at BAY POINT HARBOUR, POINT PLEASANT, on the Left