2018 Fall striped bass run:
 

How was the fall striped bass run this year ?

Re: 2018 Fall striped bass run:
 

not over yet!

Re: 2018 Fall striped bass run:
 

Had a shot at some larger fish early in the fall and then it turned into short city, but all you wanted... Seems like the larger migratory fish coming down from the north bypassed and stayed out further east.

We’ve had better falls in terms of size but quantity was average or above... Your milage may vary depending on where you fish out of.

Re: 2018 Fall striped bass run:
 

Didn't get out for them this Fall but from the reports made it sound like a sub par late run. Didn't sound like there were the amounts of bunker around either, sounded like more sand eels than bunker and mullet. With the wind machine on almost the entire Fall out of the E/NE, bait as you pointed out could have tracked further offshore or maybe the Omega processing boats parked off Sandy Hook during the Fall mopped them up. Bass will find the bait before anglers find the bass and if it's not inshore they'll take a wide track offshore and keep heading south until they do during their migration.

Re: 2018 Fall striped bass run:
 

Gerry, this has been the 4th year in a row that the bigger fish have stayed off shore in substantial numbers....beyond 3 mile limit. Smaller (sub legal) fish inshore chasing sand eels. For those looking for beefy fish (trophy).....for the most part NOT! Just my two cents.

Re: 2018 Fall striped bass run:
 

Yep but there was an accational good bite on big fish Deal and South to IBSP.

I think a lot of people’s perception will depend on where they fish. Sandy Hook immediate area was a good deal of shorts and nothing like we used to see late in the year between the channels.

Re: 2018 Fall striped bass run:
 

For us guys who don’t fish for stripers on a boat, it was hands down one of the worst I can remember, sure over the last few weeks you can catch 20 schoolies in a morning, but I can do that all summer long in the back waters. 2016 was one of the best where I caught and released 7 fish over 25lbs from the sand.

Re: 2018 Fall striped bass run:
 

Gerry,

True on all points. Have a wonderful Holiday.

Re: 2018 Fall striped bass run:
 

One keeper bass, 30 lbs, and 0 keeper fluke for the season. No clouds of birds on fish, no epic gannet frenzies. Lower Harbor, Sandy Hook to Breezy Point. I had my boat wrapped up yesterday. See you in the spring.

Re: 2018 Fall striped bass run:
 

def didn't compare to the last few years where we were fishing