It’s a warm, humid, damp morning here in Beach Haven today – and sadly its the last day of fluke season. It rained pretty good early this morning but now the rain has stopped but there is a chance of showers all morning. The wind this morning is coming from the S at about 9mph. Currently the surf is relatively calm with 1-2 foot waves. You will need about 4-5oz to hold. Beach Haven water temp is 71.6°. The air temp is currently 73° and heading to 74°.
The bay is calm and 70.9°.
Low tide is at 4:25AM and 4:57PM. High tide is at 10:36AM and 10:52PM.
We had another handful of LBI Classic weigh-ins this week! On Monday, Emmett Fitzgerald has another striped bass caught up at Barnegat Light on a lure – 10.6# and 29 1/8″. That same afternoon, Johns Sullivan of Brant Beach Rod & Reel brought in another kingfish weighing .78# on bloodworms. Tom Beatty had a two weigh-ins on Tuesday: He started the morning with a fluke 2.76# and 18 3/4″ using mullet, and then later in the day came back with a bluefish at 2.98# and 20.5″ also on mullet! And lastly (but certainly not least) to report weigh-ins here at Jingles was Pat Gallen who had a fluke weigh-in – 2.78# and 19.5″ caught using a jig.
As I said fluke season ends today but you can keep fishing for kingfish and bluefish which are still out there – and the striped bass will be here soon enough! It’s never too late to sign up for the 71st Annual LBI Classic!
The LBI 71st Annual Surf Fishing Classic is only $40 to enter for a 13 week tournament ($20 for 17 and under)! You can register at any of the island’s 3 bait shops – here at Jingles Bait & Tackle, Fisherman’s Headquarters or Surf City Bait & Tackle. For more information, rules and prizes, go to the website at www.lbisfc.com.
Today we have MINNOWS, FRESH MULLET and MINNOWS! Don’t forget your bait bucket – If you do not have one, we have Jingles Bait Buckets for just $3! Send us your fishing reports to Instagram, FaceBook or jinglesbait@comcast.net.
