Fishing Report 9-26-2010

Itís getting to be that time of the year. Striper fishing on our local beaches is starting to pick up. Just this past week there have been some Bass taken from the north end of Atlantic City down to the rock pile in Longport. Most of the fish caught have been shorts, but a few keepers have crossed our scale. The majority of the fish have been taken on fresh clam, but a few are hitting plugs. Again the clam is the way to go as the storm last week churned up the surf and the beaches were loaded with broken clams. There are also Kingfish and Spot in the surf for your taking. Fish bites or Bloodworms are your best bet.

Head out a little further say 30 to 40 feet of water and you can catch all the Croakers you want. On the reefs and wrecks there are some Bluefish, Tog and Sea Bass.

Out in the deep there are Longfin Tuna and a few BigEye. The billfish bite seems to have headed south for now. Bluefin Tuna should start to show as they head south for the winter.

In the bays the Tog fishing is great. Use Green crab and fish around Seaview Harbor, Tog Island, Margate Bridge and any other structure you can find. Remember 1 fish per day per man at 14 inches. November 16 it goes to 6 fish per man per day.

The inlets are holding a few bass. Outgoing tide is your best bet. A little warm yet for dragging eels, but clam is getting the job done. Hopefully the Mullet run will start sometime soon and turn the Stripers on. Another option is to live line Spot around any of the afore mentioned structure. There should be a few resident bass looking for an easy meal. The anglers that are plugging the sod banks are finding the goings a little tough, but persistence it will eventually pay off.

LOCAL CATCHES

1. Pat Erdman of Ventnor had a keeper bass on the beach of Atlantic City. It was caught on clam.

2. Dominic Aversa of Wash. Twsp. NJ. landed a 18 lb. 12 oz. Striper from the beach of Longport using fresh clam. (pic)

3. A local kayaker had a Striper at the Margate Bridge Saturday night. It was caught on live Spot.