The striper bite remains slow at best. Fishermen with extensive local knowledge, coupled with over the top effort, are catching a few stripers, including a few 50 pounders. The large migratory school stripers should show up at some point. The lure of choice here in Cape May County this fall, is called patience… I have been…
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Kensdock Report: Cape May co. stripers, red drum and specks
Today I was sitting on my couch looking across the sound, wondering when the migratory fish are going to show up. I have been fishing hard and often, so far I have not seen or caught any migratory fish. I made it out today in-between wind gust and rain, once again I caught resident fish. The…
11-23-09 Kensdock report
The weather will not give us a break this fall. North East wind and rain! Just about the time the water clears the wind turns North east and it start to rain. When the condition have been at lest fair, keeper stripers have been caught from Avalon and Stone harbor beaches. Just a few…
Kensdock report,Banned from The BassBarn 11-05-09
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11-5-09 Kensdock report ASMFC weakfish board adopts addendum IV
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission was formed by the 15 Atlantic coastal states in 1942 for the promotion and protectionNovember 5, 2009 (202) 289-6400 ASMFC Weakfish Board Adopts Addendum IV in Response to Depleted Stock Status Newport, Rhode Island – The Commission’s Weakfish Management Board approved measures to reduce exploitation by over 50…
10-21-09 Kensdock Fishing report {NJ speckled sea trout}
I headed north today in search of speckled trout. The water temperature was 55 degrees. the wind was west at about 5. After four hours of casting I landed the first speckled trout of the season. I hope this is a sign fishing is going to pick up in the next week. The same guys continue…
Weakfish hearing
I attended the ASMFC weakfish hearing in Toms River last night. The asmfc offered 4 options.You can view them all at the asmfc site. The only option that offers a real chance for the weakfish to recover is option 4 Harvest moratorium. The commercial fishermen’s rep was fine with option 4 moratorium. Mostly all the recreational…
7-26-09 Kensdock fishing report 5:33 pm
I was out flounder fishing today in the backbay of Stone Harbor, NJ I managed to catch two keeper flounder on the top of the tide. To get a way from the boat traffic I fished holes along the flats way in the back. The water quality was excellent with 10ft visibility. I have fished around…
7-17-09 Kensdock report {weakfish meeting} 2:00 pm
I urge everyone to demand that the management board give the weakfish population a chance to rebuild .The only way this can be achieved is by closing the harvest to commercial fishing totally for two years and closing the recreational harvest during the spawning season. If there is anyway possibly please attend this meeting. Best,Ken…
Spring Weakfish Cape May County,NJ
Weakfish have always been one of the pleasures of spring in Cape May County NJ. True spring arrives here with the news of the first weakfish and Black Drum being caught. Today with the weakfish population at a low point it is imperative you have intimate knowledge of the areas you fish. You also need the ability to…