Headed down to the river for a couple of hours and fished the top of the tide into 2 hours of the outgoing tide, The River is in Great shape, and the herring think with catching a triple header no problem. The big problem is with the herring so think, convinceing a Srtiper to hit your livelined bait. I managed to boat a Shad that hit a Storm shad, which was a first for me haveing a Shad hit a lure of that size, and a bit exciting since they become acrobatic. I also seen a guy pushing his luck in a 26ft Grady White ventureing up above the Trenton bridges. If you want Herring for bait, NOW IS THE TIME