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Old 03-30-2024, 03:18 PM
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Default what is biting in NJ? Haddock opens for NH on 4/1

Just curious, what's the bite like right now? We are still 7 weeks out before stripers come into the shore line up here. Haddock opens April Fools day, and the last few boats caught some nice ones b accident when targeting Acadian Red Fish. I was all set to go on Monday, but had to cancel for unforseen circumstances.
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Spring Striper run getting into full swing and Blackfish opens up 4/1. We catch an occasional Cod or Pollack this time of year but not enough to target them specifically. Used to have some great Ling fishing this inshore time of year too but it hasn't been as good as they used to be…
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Winter flounder are coming out of the mud, dropping their eggs and should start feeding aggressively soon before pushing offshore. Ling are moving inshore to spawn in big numbers. Spring mackerel run is in full swing with loads of whiting and cod underneath the schools along with all the herring you want. Front runner bluefish are starting to arrive in the rivers chasing bunker and blackfish season as indicated opens within a week. And in two months, makos will be here in numbers as will weakfish shortly. Problem is, all those fisheries are either gone or a fraction of what they were not long ago.

So it's going to come down to bass, fluke, porgies and sea bass with two of those stocks already facing draconian restrictions. Sad to see what's happened to the most important recreational resources up and down the coast.
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Winter flounder are coming out of the mud, dropping their eggs and should start feeding aggressively soon before pushing offshore. Ling are moving inshore to spawn in big numbers. Spring mackerel run is in full swing with loads of whiting and cod underneath the schools along with all the herring you want. Front runner bluefish are starting to arrive in the rivers chasing bunker and blackfish season as indicated opens within a week. And in two months, makos will be here in numbers as will weakfish shortly. Problem is, all those fisheries are either gone or a fraction of what they were not long ago.

So it's going to come down to bass, fluke, porgies and sea bass with two of those stocks already facing draconian restrictions. Sad to see what's happened to the most important recreational resources up and down the coast.
LMAO. ya had me for sure. I was reading that thinking is this 1985
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It sure is!
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NJ’s fishery is truly is one nations finest!
It WAS one of the finest .
And while we still have a diverse fishery , it is just mere scraps of what we had even back 10 years ago .

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