Stripers push south through the surf of IBSP, tautog fishing has been inconsistent, and bluefin tuna take paddletails and trolled ballyhoo close to the beaches.
Stripers and gator blues feed on bunker and sand eels in the surf, Raritan Bay hosts a solid bass bite, and tog fishing is better around the jetties and inlets than the wrecks.
Stripers blitz on sand eels, peanuts and adult bunker along the beaches and tog are caught from the jetties to the wrecks as the 5-fish blackfish limit begins.
Stripers and bluefish storm the surf chasing peanut and adult bunker, and big sea bass are caught on bottom in this week's Northern New Jersey Fishing Report.
Bass to 40 pounds hit swim shads, poppers and swimming plugs in the surf, bluefin tuna crash bunker schools near shore, and scup and sea bass are plentiful around the wrecks.