Mid Summer Striper Fishing NJ

[S Hook]

What’s your opinion on whether or not a big bass, 30 to 50 pounds can be caught during mid summer,  after and before the spring and fall migrations?  Do you think there’s still any big bass around or just little guys? NJ coast.

[Baywatcher]

7 hours ago, S Hook said:

What’s your opinion on whether or not a big bass, 30 to 50 pounds can be caught during mid summer,  after and before the spring and fall migrations?  Do you think there’s still any big bass around or just little guys? NJ coast.

From all I have seen on social media so far there is no letup of big bass. In the Raritan River & Bayshore -Blight- on up to Lady Liberty. Boats along the cost live lining Bunker about the same but they have been hard to Comby cast cast hit and miss. since the Blues have invaded them. Jigging Casting slow. If The Bunker and Bait fish go the bass will follow, 

Edited May 28 by Baywatcher

[S Hook]

8 mins ago, Baywatcher said:

From all I have seen on social media so far there is no letup of big bass. In the Raritan River & Bayshore -Blight- on up to Lady Liberty. Boats along the cost live lining Bunker about the same but they have been hard to Comby cast cast hit and miss. since the Blues have invaded them. Jigging Casting slow. If The Bunker and Bait fish go the bass will follow, 

Thanks, I'm asking about July, August, middle of summer, big bass from the surf.

[EricDice]

36 mins ago, S Hook said:

Thanks, I'm asking about July, August, middle of summer, big bass from the surf.

Surf? No boat?

 

Not gonna happen. IMHO. 

[S Hook]

13 mins ago, EricDice said:

Surf? No boat?

 

Not gonna happen. IMHO. 

Surf

[Haycreekrambler]

Short answer. Those fish are long gone by then.

[Baywatcher]

Nj Stripers are at their Hight.  Dec.- Nov. & May-June Historically with exceptions due to Water Temptress and available bait fish.  As far as the Ocean Surf IMO and experiences from LBI to Sandy Hook May till Oct the attention turns to Blues - Fluke - Sea Robins - Sand Sharks and a occasional Surprise Visitor. 

[Baywatcher]

12 hours ago, S Hook said:

Surf

Sadly, the big ones are on Boats. and the bites are on and off dependent on obtaining Live Bunker for bait, & Was told Bunkers Pods have been scattered in the Bay shore where most of the hookups are happening, this was yesterday I got in a Email from the Capt. of this boat. 

 

Edited May 28 by Baywatcher

[EliasA]

It’s much harder to find big surf fish in the dead of summer just because many of the fish, especially the larger fish, seek deeper, cooler water and higher bait concentration. Jersey gets those big schools of bunker, and that’s where many of not all of these large boat fish are coming from, the issue is when the water warms those bunker tend to push farther and farther offshore, the big fish following suite.

 

you can try to fish nights when the water is cooler, or you can target certain areas of structure that may trap or pull schools of bunker closer to shore. Sometimes a strong, onshore blow will push bunker schools into the surf, and that can give a chance at schools of solid fish

[Baywatcher]

44 mins ago, EliasA said:

It’s much harder to find big surf fish in the dead of summer just because many of the fish, especially the larger fish, seek deeper, cooler water and higher bait concentration. Jersey gets those big schools of bunker, and that’s where many of not all of these large boat fish are coming from, the issue is when the water warms those bunker tend to push farther and farther offshore, the big fish following suite.

 

 

Total agreement on you post.

Bunker and NJ remain in the Bay's Rivers and in close to the Ocean shoreline. As the bays and Rivers are polluted with scores of the Peanut Bunker (Baby) most of June till late fall when they migrate out. The adult Bunker will and have remained as for the Ocean schools they appear in massive numbers close to the Surface from just yards off to a mile or 2 the numbers vary year to year and daily. Once the bunker reduction Boats from VA came in as close as 300yds to net them causing their oils to leak and wash up on the beaches closing them, It took a lot of outcries and Government intervention to finally move them out of STATE waters.  The numbers began to explode after that, and only Licensed bait boats could net them inside of State waters. to this day, it was common to watch Whales heard them and come up from under them in a big scoop.

There also were massive die offs inside due to overcrowding causing lack of oxygen leading to disease. As far as pushing offshore not from any past history. 

Just this past week 2 Whales were sighted just off Sandy Hook and LIVE ONES AT THAT FOR A CHANGE   a once very common site. along with the Dolphins and Seals. 

The Stripers are the ones Migrating away from the area.  Offshore  or Not there is no offshore fishery or even bycatch to prove that. 

 

[Baywatcher]

On 5/27/2023 at 12:40 PM, S Hook said:

What’s your opinion on whether or not a big bass, 30 to 50 pounds can be caught during mid summer,  after and before the spring and fall migrations?  Do you think there’s still any big bass around or just little guys? NJ coast.

Keep this and mark it updated regularly. 

[JimbobBodini]

I have never had luck targeting striper off land in summer. I live in Atlantic City area and travel up the coast. The only time I caught a striper in Summer was by chance never when targeted 

[Baywatcher]

1 hour ago, JimbobBodini said:

I have never had luck targeting striper off land in summer. I live in Atlantic City area and travel up the coast. The only time I caught a striper in Summer was by chance never when targeted 

Totally agree The Baysore is My Haunt and Bass at Night Elling off a pier I have caught Med Bass never cared for the Hook but Asbury an OG BB to shark river inlet I have success with school bass with Sand Fleas around the rock's day time while dead sticking for fluke. Till the Skates take over, 

[recoil]

On 5/27/2023 at 8:33 PM, S Hook said:

Thanks, I'm asking about July, August, middle of summer, big bass from the surf.

After the carnage that happens during the early spring, Summer is the time to leave the schoolie bass in the surf alone.