Trigger fish and Sheepshead 

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Fluke Season is NOW Open! So far, the fluke fishing has been excellent when the weather cooperates in the back bay. Live minnows and Mackerel strips are working well. However, Plastics such as Gulp are also working.  

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Bluefish - There have been 2-4 pound bluefish moving in the back bay and are being caught on plastics and bait while anglers are targeting Stripers. If you want to target blues, I suggest smaller metals or Zmann 10x strong plastics.

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Striped bass - The spring run got started around April 11th in the back bays of Avalon and has only gotten better in the last couple weeks. Fresh Bunker or Clam and plastics are working just fine for these fish.

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Black Sea Bass is currently closed until May 17th.

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Tog is NOW CLOSED!

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Weakfish - Reports of some around 4 pounds out of the back bay using plastics or bloodworms.

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(FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF 2023 REGULATIONS, CLICK ON THE

"NJ FISHING MAPS & REGULATIONS" PAGE ABOVE)

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