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Cox

HAHA TJ FELL COMING OUT OF ALBERTSONS

Yamamoto

Albertsons Health Eaters Field Trip

Endō

one of my old coworkers from albertsons is kicking it with antwuan dixon. he doesnt skate........ fml :l

Kondō

@Gnealz kinda by Albertsons

Dash

I checked in at Albertsons on #Yelp http://t.co/5Ru7fmUWhr

Thompson

Behind Albertsons

Baker

WHERE ARE THE STRIPPED BASS?


Written by

Dan Radel

@DanielRadelAPP
It would be great if the fishing report was filled with names of anglers who had striped bass weigh ins. But it’s just not to be yet.

We’re heading into the first weekend in April and the striper bite is lagging behind last year. A lot could be said about beach access points. Less people are hitting the surf and anglers that are, are having a hard time getting to their favorite rip in this post superstorm Sandy world we live in now.

And a lot of fishermen, unfortunately, lost their prize possession — their boats —on account of Sandy.

But conditions are also playing a factor and from the reports from fishermen who have been out, cold water is the main nemesis.

Out in the ocean the temps have been stuck between 38 to 42 degrees. And that’s just not ideal striper water. Even bay and river temps are slow to warm up. The highest bay temp one captain marked was 45 degrees — and that was on a low tide after a day of sun.

Scott Albertson at Scott’s Bait and Tackle said there are signs around that the bluefish may start biting before the stripers. Last week he said the laughing gulls returned in numbers to Mystic Island. They were followed by the return of black-crowned night herons.

“In the past, when the laughing gulls show up and the forsythia bushes bloom, anglers catch the first bluefish within days. It’s hard to believe that we are almost ready to start catching bluefish and the stripers haven't showed up as of yet,” Albertson said.

Albertson did say stripers are beginning to hit baits at Graveling Point. It’s a slow pace — couple fish — all shorts. He also said there is decent catch and release fishing on the Mullica River west of the Parkway Bridge.

Likewise, in Barnegat Bay, Capt. Steve Purul of the Reel Fantasea out of Barnegat has been racking up the numbers of striped bass he and his charters have caught and released in March.

“This is strictly a light tackle, catch-and-release event as most fish are ranging from 10 to 24 inches,” Purul said.

Tom Hansen at Grumpy’s Bait and Tackle in Seaside Park, said they aren’t many fishermen on the beach trying for bass so it’s tough for them to gauge where the fish are at. A lot of the access points to the beach down their way are still not open.

However, Island Beach State Park does have limited access. Surf anglers can get to Two Bit Road and Gillikins and they are finding some bass waiting for them. Hansen said the key to getting the bass to bite in the colder water is to cut clams in half and put a half a piece each on a hi-low rig.

After this weekend, a lot more ground should be covered in the ocean as several more party boats will be hopping back into striper fishing.

“We will fish this weekend,” a confident Ron Santee, of the Fishermen, out of Atlantic Highlands Harbor, said earlier in the week.

Santee along with the Sea Tiger II and the Angler have returned to their slips at the Harbor and will be running trips for striped bass starting on Friday.

Party boats from Shark River south to Manasquan and Barnegat will also be making runs this weekend to try and locate those first ocean stripers.

Dan Radel: 732-643-4072

Brooks

might have to mob to albertsons for some snackiess aha