Fishing

It’s a beach and bay assault that has actually been going on since, hmm, early July along certain beaches and in some of the bays, but the run of kingfish, aka “royals” is now going full tilt.

This is our prime time to wet wade the several Garden State rivers and streams that harbor that tawny, vertical barred, scarlet-eyed ultra-light tackle terror: the smallmouth bass, aka bronzeback.

There are two Atlantic Oceans along the Jersey Shore: One snakes along the coast from Atlantic City to Cape May Point.

The delectable northern puffer, most commonly known as the blowfish has been curiously absent so far this summer,

This past Tuesday, porgies (scup) and tog (blackfish) once again became legal quarry, and while it might be a week or so before the first rush of porgies arrives.

It’s the height of the summer season, and the tourist influx is at its peak. When it comes to outside activities, besides parking butts on the sand, there are two primary pursuits: crabbing and fishing.

“Them” is bluefish, and playin’ the summertime blues is a lot of fishing fun and, with a bit of culinary dexterity, some good eats after a day on the bay or out front.

In order to stay in compliance and avoid a possible shutdown of the fishery, the New Jersey Marine Council (NJMFC) voted last week by a 5-2 count to adopt the new emergency striped bass rule of one fish at 28-31 inches mandated by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission...

Fun is found in the bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish, aka “sunnies”, the ubiquitous panfish that no doubt many who today take a rod in hand started out catching these cooperative and sassy shallow water headbangers.

Not last minute, but last call, because with 10 days remaining in this first portion of the segmented sea bass season, and the capricious weather patterns (read: wind and more wind), there might only be a few shots remaining to take advantage of what continues to be an unbelievable stretch of cooler-filling action.