New Jersey Sport Fishing


Your local resource for charter and party boats, fishing reports, marine weather forecasts, tournament and event information and everything a fisherman needs to catch anything from striped bass and fluke to tuna and mako sharks. Covering the New Jersey Coast including Atlantic City, Avalon, Barnegat Inlet, Belmar, Brigantine, Cape May, Holgate, Little Egg Inlet, Longport, Manahawkin, Manasquan Inlet, Mystic Island, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Somers Point, Tuckerton, Wildwood, and the Raritan, Barnegat and Delaware Bay Regions.

  • Cape Queen Charters

    The Cape Queen is a brand new 2007 38' Evans that is U.S. Coast Guard certified to carry up to 30 passengers offshore to 100 miles. She has a huge 20' cockpit with plenty of elbow ...

  • Andreas' Toy Charters

    Welcome to Andreas' Toy Charters home of a powerful 31 foot Contender FA. Sailing out of Garden State Yacht Sales in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. Fishing the inshore and offshore wate...

  • Caveman Sportfishing Charters

    We will be fishing on our new 55 custom Carolina HOOKED UP II out of Cape May, NJ in the 2008 season. The HOOKED UP II is a deluxe charter boat that offers top end speeds approachi...

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  • Cardinal Yacht Sales NJ State Marina

    Full service marina located 5 minutes from the Great Egg Harbor Inlet (no bridge openings). Entire Yard is Gated and Secure • All new Sullivan flotation docks and new electric 42 ...

  • Hinch Marina

    Some features include: 116 upgraded lighted docks accommodating boats from 17' to 33', each dock has a supply of water and electric, full service bait and tackle store – Off the H...

  • SunDog Marina

    Full Service Marina located on the Nantuxent Creek, just minutes from the Delaware Bay in Cumberland County, New Jersey. We offer seasonal slip rentals (by the week, month or seaso...

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  • TackleDirect

    TackleDirect - World's Premier Fishing Outfitter. For 10 years TackleDirect has been oufitting anglers around the globe with the top name brands in sportfishing through our secure ...

  • Off the Hook Bait & Tackle at Hinch Marina

    Since 1971 Off the Hook Bait and Tackle has been serving the south jersey community. Chuck and Mary Hinchcliffe welcome you to come by land or sea for the latest fishing reports an...

  • Absecon Bay Sportsman Center

    Absecon Bay Sportsman Center is the best source for all your fishing bait and tackle needs in the Greater Atlantic City, NJ area. We specialize in live bait and strive to have avai...

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  • Cardinal Yacht Sales NJ State Marina

    Full service marina located 5 minutes from the Great Egg Harbor Inlet (no bridge openings). Entire Yard is Gated and Secure • All new Sullivan flotation docks and new electric 42 ...

  • Hinch Marina

    Some features include: 116 upgraded lighted docks accommodating boats from 17' to 33', each dock has a supply of water and electric, full service bait and tackle store – Off the H...

  • SunDog Marina

    Full Service Marina located on the Nantuxent Creek, just minutes from the Delaware Bay in Cumberland County, New Jersey. We offer seasonal slip rentals (by the week, month or seaso...

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Recent New Jersey Catches

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New Jersey Fishing Reports

Andreas Toy Northeast Angling TV Show Tilefish Trip

Had a tv shoot with Capt Andy LoCascio and Rich Tenreiro from Northeast Angling this week. Ran to the Hudson and landed tiles throughout the day to 15lbs. During the show we had tripleheader on. On the way home we hit a wreck and landed ling to 5lbs and Cod  Full Story »

Atlantic Star Giant Seabass

My friend Eben and went down to Wild Wood to fish on the Atlantic Star. I started jigging using a 6oz diamond jig and got 3 keepers and switched to bait and started to do a number on the bigger sea bass. Eben got 1 on the jig and went  Full Story »

Live Seabass and Tilefish Report

I just got off the phone with Capt Tim & he still had a couple to go before the inlet! And they did very well out there, catching nearly the boat limit just a few Bass shy! The guys that chatered today or I will finish the report! I'll have  Full Story »

Clean Sweep Bass Report 5-15-08

We left the dock late because of the tide, Capt Timmy had John Wheeler group & I had Lou Carleo group. (sorry Lou if I misspelled you name) I got to our spot first and as soon as I got the last rod out we had one on! The bite  Full Story »

South Jersey Marina Report: 5-14-08

On Saturday, May 10, Capt. Joe Pritchard took a charter out on his boat “Big Game” for black drum and caught four nice ones. The heaviest was 74 pounds which turned out to be the season-high weight so far. On Sunday it was Mark Adams on the “Noreaster II” that weighed in  Full Story »

Schmedley Charters Cape May Report 5-14-08

There have been some decent size sea bass taken off the reef and some other hangs. Most of the stripers are up the Delaware River doing their happy thing, but there has been a pick at some nice size fish. The Drum bite has had a late start, but things are finally  Full Story »

Get Your Fishing Report Here!

Thank you for your interest in submitting your fishing report to us at sportfishermen.com. We are currently working on a system where you'll be able to post your own reports, but for now are using an email based system. All reports should be sent directly to reports@sportfishermen.com and they will  Full Story »

COMMERCIAL LANDINGS DOWN - DOCKSIDE VALUE UP IN 2007

Contact: Patricia Smith Date: April 23, 2008 Phone: (252) 726-7021 MOREHEAD CITY -- The amount of seafood commercial fishermen brought to the docks in North Carolina dropped for the fifth straight year in 2007, but the dockside value of the catch increased from 2006 figures. Commercial fishermen  Full Story »

Fishermen trade in poly for sink line

Mid-Atlantic fishermen trade in poly for sink line POINT PLEASANT, NJ - More than three dozen Mid-Atlantic lobster and sea bass pot fishermen recently took advantage of a federal rope exchange program to turn in more than 200,000 pounds of floating line for replacement vouchers worth $2 per pound toward the  Full Story »

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Local Articles

Wired Stripers: Wire Line Trolling For Big Bass

By Capt. John A. Cafiero Seafood Fishing Charters (609) must admit, catching stripers fishing with wire is one of my least desirable ways to fish for them. It is tiring to haul them in and it's frustrating to deal with the wire not getting kinked. It almost seems like it  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

East Coast Tuna Tactics

Trolling, chunking and jigging are popular methods for pursuing the most popular offshore fish. All three tactics are successful, but not everyday. The savvy tuna angler keeps options open when running offshore and prepares for whatever bite presents itself. Daily changing conditions require anglers to be ready for old  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

Mid-Atlantic Summer Bluefin

By Captains John Sowerby & Diana Stover-Sowerby - Charter Boat HOOKED UP II I would like to begin with a little bit about our history of inshore fishing for bluefin tuna. We first started fishing for bluefin out of Lewes, DE and Ocean City, MD over 20 years ago. We usually  Full Story »

Published April 15, 2008

HOW TO RIG AN 11" TWISTER

We looked forever for these BIG Twisters. They stretch to 13". They have been a huge success and have proven themselves last fall and continue to catch big fish this year. Although simple there is a RIGHT way to rig them. The Twister has a seam along the top and bottom.  Full Story »

Published April 9, 2008

HOGSTY REEF - Worth the Run?

By Capt. Trey Rhyne Day 1 - Long Island to Albert Town, Long Cay We departed Flying Fish Marina around 10:30am on Tuesday April 22nd with our group of 3 crew and 3 guests. Earlier that morning we took on an extra 150 gallons of fuel, to further the range of  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

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New Jersey Forums

  • Clean Sweep Bass report 5/15

    We left the dock late because of the tide, Capt Timmy had John Wheeler group & I had Lou Carleo group. (sorry Lou if I misspelled you name) I got to o...

  • BIG WEAKIE!!!

    Image: *BIG WEAKIE!!!* Matt(Ebbs) weighed a very nice weakfish in this morning. Keith Lauderman pulled up to the gas dock and hauled his tiderunner ...

  • Big fluke mean big fish

    It's no secret: Big live baits catch monster "mats" out in the frequently fished waters of New Jersey, especially as the summer wears on. Given the n...

  • BOATING SAFETY CLASSES

    May 17: One-day course offered by Beach Haven Boating, Engleside Inn, Beach Haven. Cost is $60 per student. Pre-register at www.Beach More......

  • FISHING CALENDAR

    Third Tuesday of every month. Trout Unlimited Jersey Shore Chapter, Ocean Township. For more information visit www.jstu.org. May 20: More......

  • Cape May Sripers are biting!

    I had Vinny (sportfishingusa) out today for Stripers in the Delaware Bay. The bite has been super good for some of us and after hearing the r...

  • Schmedley's Report

    Capt. Joe Pritchard, Schmedley Charters There have been some decent size sea bass taken off the reef and some other hangs. Most of the s...

  • Bluewater Sportfishing reports from the past week

    Well its been a busy two weeks for me as I have been getting the 35 Henriques ready for the water. I am happy to say the boat is in and ready...


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Fisheries News

NJ Reef News 2008 Available

The 2008 edition of Reef News is now available on the NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife website in PDF format. For the first time Reef News is available in color, making it visually attractive as well as informative. Reef News highlights the activities and accomplishments of the NJ Artificial  Full Story »

Published April 17, 2008

DEP Launches Shrink-Wrap Recycling Program for Boaters

Municipalities and counties are collecting and recycling hundreds of tons of plastic covering used to protect boats from harsh winter weather under a new program introduced by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson. Every year, tens of thousands of boats in New Jersey are covered in shrink-wrap  Full Story »

Published April 10, 2008

NJ DEP Warns Against the Spread of Rock Snot

The following message and information from the NJ DEP can also be found on the Division of Fish and Wildlife Web site at . Rock Snot, an algae that forms massive mats in streams, arrived on the East Coast in 2007 and sightings have been reported in New Jersey rivers. The  Full Story »

Published April 9, 2008

Scientific Research Yields Consensus on Opportunities for a Cleaner New York-New Jersey Harbor

Release date: 04/03/2008 Contact Information: EPA Elias Rodriguez (212) 637-3664, rodriguez.elias@epa.gov / New York Academy of Sciences Bill Silberg (212) 298-8646, bsilberg@nyas.org / Port Authority of NY/NJ Jason Kirin, (212) 435-4234, jkirin@panynj.gov (New York, N.Y.) After seven years of groundbreaking research and consensus building, the NY/NJ Harbor Consortium of the New York  Full Story »

Published April 3, 2008

Fishermen trade in poly for sink line

Mid-Atlantic fishermen trade in poly for sink line POINT PLEASANT, NJ - More than three dozen Mid-Atlantic lobster and sea bass pot fishermen recently took advantage of a federal rope exchange program to turn in more than 200,000 pounds of floating line for replacement vouchers worth $2 per pound toward the  Full Story »

Published May 1, 2006




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